Ipv6 Tutorial: 1 - Ipv6 Quick Reference Guide
Ipv6 Tutorial: 1 - Ipv6 Quick Reference Guide
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the latest revision of the Internet Protocol (IP) and the first version of the
protocol to be widely deployed. IPv6 was developed by the Internet Eng ineering T ask Force (IET F) to deal
with the long -anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion.
T his tutorial will help you in understanding IPv6 and associated terminolog ies along with appropriate references
and examples.
AUDIENCE
T his tutorial has been desig ned to help beg inners understand basic concepts of IPv6 required to work with any
T CP/IP based protocols. After completing this tutorial you will find yourself at a moderate level of expertise of
IPv6 from where you can take yourself to next levels.
PREREQUISITES
Before you start proceeding with this tutorial, I'm making an assumption that you are already aware about basic
computer and network concepts like what is a protocol, why do we need protocol, Network Layers etc.