Some Highlights of IPv6:
Scale: The new protocol will scale to support 1012 hosts (1 Trillion) and 109 individual networks (1 Billion)
Performance: Commerically available routers must be able to process/forward IPv6 traffic fast enough fully utilize commonly available high-speed media (OC-12+)
Transition: The protocol must have a straightforward transition plan from IPv4
Configuration, Administration, and Operation:
- The protocol must permit easy and largely distributed configuration and automatic configuration of hosts/routers is REQUIRED.