IPv4 is running out of steam and companies are finally starting to switch to IPv6. So what is the difference between the two and why should you be using IPv6.

Sucuri has performed tests comparing the response time of websites over IPv4 and IPv6.

I t's been a quarter of a century since the first IPv6 standard was finalized as RFC 2460, and to say adoption has been slow ...

Since the supply of usable addresses governed by the IPv4 standard ( internet protocol, version 4) has been exhausted, IPv6 has now been introduced. This will allow a previously impossible variety ...

In this paper, the authors evaluate and compare the performance of IP (IPv4 and IPv6), using OPNET as a simulation tool to compare them in terms of different criteria. In this, they have designed ...

In IPv6, multicast addresses serve the same purpose as broadcasts do in IPv4.The difference between IPv6 anycast and multicast is that packets sent to an anycast IPv6 address are delivered to one of ...

This test allows organizations to compare the speed of their IPv4- and IPv6-enabled Web applications. The free Compuware Gomez IPv6 Website Performance Comparison Test is available at www.gomez ...

The problem that the IETF is facing is that, despite the family resemblance, there is a very fundamental difference between IPv4 and IPv6: IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, while IPv6 uses 128-bit ...

A new protocol, IPv6, was devised and hailed as the solution, with exhaustion of IPv4 addresses leading many to expect IPv4's replacement within a decade.

Additionally, IPv6 provides better security than IPv4, which is crucial for businesses that handle sensitive data.