IPv6: The Next Generation TCP/IP Network Protocol

12/16/99


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IPv6: The Next Generation TCP/IP Network Protocol

IPv6: The Next Generation TCP/IP Network Protocol

Why the need for IPv6?

IPng: IPv6 History

Some Highlights of IPv6:

More Highlights of IPv6:

IPv6 Features:

IPv4 vs. IPv6 Header Formats

IPv6 Header with Optional Headers

IPv6 Addressing

IPv6 Address Notation

Reserved IPv6 Addresses

IPv4 / IPv6 Addresses

A Typical ISP address format

Changes from IPv4 to IPv6:

Address Autoconfiguration

Stateless Autoconfiguration #1:

Stateless Autoconfiguration #2:

Routing IPv6

Routing IPv6: RIP and OSPF

The Bottom Line: IPv4 to IPv6 Transition

Platforms that support IPv6 NOW

For more info on IPv6:

Author: David A. Ranch

Email: dranch@trinnet.net

Home Page: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch