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The case for IPv6: Technological advantages of IPv6, part 2


Silvia Hagen
06.23.2004
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Technological Advantages of IPv6

IPv6 is a technical evolution of IPv4. Many things that are familiar from working with IPv4 will remain or be similar. We do not have to master a completely new technology. The driving reason to develop a new protocol, was the expected address depletion. But the working group determined in the early nineties, that they had enough time to not only extend the address space in the protocol, but build in additional features which would make it a more efficient protocol to meet the growing requirements of future networks and services. So let us examine what the new key features are.

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    ontinue to part three: IPv6 in the World

    For greater insight into IPv6 we recommend Silvia's latest publication, 'IPv6 Essentials' published by O'Reilly in late 2002.

    [IMAGE] Silvia Hagen, owner and CEO of Sunny Connection AG is the author of a number of books. She regularly speaks at international conferences like Brainshare US and Europe, NUI Events, IPv6 Summits and other technical conferences. Sunny Connection AG (www.sunny.ch) is a leading IT consulting and education company based in Zurich Switzerland. Our main expertise is in directory services integration and in network analysis and protocols like TCP/IP and IPv6. We have more than ten years of experience in consulting middle and large sized companies, mainly in the area of industry, banking and insurance.

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