IPV6- Advantages

IPV6 has:

1. larger address space
2. aggregation based address hierarchy —...}
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Packet Formats

Major Improvements of IPV6:

1. No option field: replaced by extension...}
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Extension Headers

1. The length of the base header is 40 bytes. However, in IPv6 header can be followed by up to...}
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Transition from IPV4 to IPV6 : Dual Stack, Tunneling, Header Translation

Dual Stack

1. Nodes can be assigned a V4 compatible V6 address  <...}
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Multicasting

1. The destination is a set of computers, possibly at multiple locations.
2. One copy of...}
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