This chapter discusses the implications of the IPv6 extension headers, how they work, and how they differ from the IP option headers used with IPv4. Particular attention will be paid to the proper ...

This is similar to the way that Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) in IPv4 is used for general control, but has many codes for specific control functions. When examining the IPv6 header, we can ...

IPv4 has supposedly been on its way out for decades now, with IPv6 poised to take over the world. But here in 2024, we're all ...

"The bottom line was that IPv6 did not offer any new functionality that was not already present in IPv4. It did not introduce any significant changes to the operation of IP. It was just IP ...

When it comes to personal networks, simplicity is key, and the idea of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 addresses seems crazy. However, with the increasing number of ‘smart’ devices ...

Is the Internet dead then? Hardly, because of course IPv6, the replacement for IPv4, has been with us for decades and has a much larger 128-bit address space. The problem is that there is a huge ...