A Comparative Review Of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

TL;DR

This paper compares IPv4 and IPv6, discussing their evolution, features, issues, and how IPv6 addresses IPv4's limitations, highlighting the transition challenges and improvements in internet connectivity.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of IPv4 and IPv6, emphasizing the differences, transition issues, and IPv6's solutions to IPv4 limitations.

Findings

IPv6 offers a larger address space than IPv4.

IPv6 improves security and efficiency over IPv4.

Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 presents significant challenges.

Abstract

Many computers and devices are becoming more connected to the internet in recent years; the use of the Internet Protocol (IP) has made the connectivity and identification of these devices possible in large scale. In this paper, we will discuss the evolution of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), its features, issues and limitations and how Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) tends to solve some of these issues including the differences and transition between these two protocols.