In this post, I will explain some of the basics that are easy to understand. Before we discuss the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, we need to know some of the basics of IPv4. Finally, I will ...

IPv4 addresses are often only available at horrendous prices. Those who propose CDNs instead are leaving the network to the hyperscalers, says Martin Loschwitz. The law on router freedom came into ...

Geoff Huston questions the goal of completely replacing IPv4 with IPv6. Thanks to CDNs and mobile traffic, address scarcity is no longer a major problem. If you talk to networkers about IPv6, there is ...

IPv6 is the successor to IPv4, the Internet addressing protocol which has been used for many years since the early days of the Internet. When the Internet was first founded, it was established as a ...

Microsoft warned customers this Tuesday to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability with an increased likelihood of exploitation that impacts all Windows systems using IPv6, ...

IPv6 is the latest version of the internet protocol (IP), the foundation of online communication. While it offers many advantages over IPv4, some users might prefer to disable it. In this detailed ...

RETN’s Tony O’Sullivan explains the benefits for companies of switching to IPv6 sooner rather than later. By the end of 2024, it’s projected there will be 207bn connected devices globally. Despite ...

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Abstract: Driven by the special requirements of the low-power and lossy networks (LLNs), the IPv6 routing protocol for LLNs (RPL) was standardized by the IETF some six years ago to tackle the routing ...