Difference between revisions of "IP6 vs IP4"
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| − | Ip4 was insufficient for the modern internet | + | Ip4 was insufficient for the modern internet. IPv6 is the sixth revision to the Internet Protocol and the successor to IPv4. It functions similarly to IPv4 in that it provides the unique, numerical IP addresses necessary for Internet-enabled devices to communicate. However, it does sport one major difference: it utilizes 128-bit addresses |
Revision as of 12:13, 28 February 2017
Ip4 was insufficient for the modern internet. IPv6 is the sixth revision to the Internet Protocol and the successor to IPv4. It functions similarly to IPv4 in that it provides the unique, numerical IP addresses necessary for Internet-enabled devices to communicate. However, it does sport one major difference: it utilizes 128-bit addresses
