Internet Protocol version 6, details ...
Internet Protocol Version Six
Internet Protocol version 6. Refers to the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses.
IP version 6; increases IP address to 128 bits and generally tidies up IP, whose current massive role in data networks was barely envisaged by its originators.
The successor to IPv4. Already deployed in some cases and gradually spreading, IPv6 provides a huge number of available IP Numbers - over a sextillion addresses (theoretically 2128). IPv6 allows every device on the planet to have its own IP Number.
Formal designation for the next generation Internet Protocol being developed within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which will enable continued growth of the Internet. Designed to alleviate anticipated shortages of IP addresses and router overload, as well as provide for autoconfiguration, network layer security and quality of service c...