here i am mentioning some key advantages of ipv6, why we should switch over to it , why its more important now and is there no long ipv4 exists??????
I think dat these points will surely give you some overview of ipv6 too:
I think dat these points will surely give you some overview of ipv6 too:
- Addresses are assigned to interfaces
- No change from IPv4 Model
- Interface can have multiple addresses
- Addresses have scope
- Link Local
- Site Local
- Global
- Addresses have lifetime
- Valid and Preferred lifetime
- Self Configurations of workstations
- Security Features
- Support Mobile workstations
- Backward Comptiablity with IPv4
- End-to-End security Model
- Protects DHCP
- Protects DNS
- Protects IPv6 Mobility
- Protects End-to-End traffic over IPv4 networks
- Larger Address Space
- Efficient and Extensible IP datagram
- Efficient Route Computation and Aggregation
- Improved Host and Router Discovery
- Mandated New Stateless and Stateful Address
- Autoconfiguration
- Easy renumbering
- Mobility support
- Mandated Security for IP datagrams