IP Version 6

• Current Version of IP is IP Version 4

  • This is the version we have been discussing
  • Has 32-bit IP address fields
  • Not long enough; running out of IP addresses

• Next Version will be IP Version 6

  • Will have 128-bit IP address fields
  • Will allow vast numbers of IP addresses (2128)
  • Being adopted slowly

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