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IPv4 vs IPv6

Internet Protocol Version 4 Internet Protocol Version 6


IPv4 addresses are 32-bit long i.e IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long i.e it contains 8
it includes 4 octets and each octet fields or octets and each octet is 16-bit in size.
or field is 8-bit in size.
Encryption and authentication are Encryption and authentication are implemented
not implemented in Protocol in Internet Protocol Version 6.
Version 4.
IPv4 consists of 4 octets and the IPv6 consists of 8 fields and each field includes 2
address is represented in decimal. octets. Hence, the total number of octets in IPv6
is 16. Here the address is represented in
hexadecimal.
IPv4 has a broadcast information IPv6 follows a multicasting transmission scheme,
transmission scheme. which provides efficient network services.
IPv4 possesses checksum fields. IPv6 does not possess checksum fields.
In IPv4 the number that every In IPv6, each hexadecimal character denotes 4
field holds should be in the range bits. So, a user is required to convert 4 bits to a
of 0-255. hexadecimal number at a time.
IPv4 has five distinct classes of IP IPv6 does not include classes of IP addresses but
address that includes Class A to enables storing an unlimited number of IP
Class E. Addresses.
Internet Protocol Version 4 Internet Protocol Version 6 does not support
supports VLSM i.e Variable VLSM.
Length Subnet Mask.
In IPv4 Sender and forwarding Fragmentation is executed only by the sender in
routers perform fragmentation. IPv6.
The length of the header field of The length of the header field of IPv6 is set at 40
IPv4 is 20 – 60 bytes. bytes.
IPv4 is a numeric addressing IPv6 is an alphanumeric addressing method,
method, where the binary bits are where binary bits are separated by a colon(:)
separated by a dot(.)
End-to-end connection integrity is End-to-end connection integrity is achievable in
unachievable in IPv4. IPv6.
IPv4 supports DHCP and Manual IPv6 supports DHCP, manual, auto-
address configuration. configuration, and renumbering.
Packet flow identification is not Internet Protocol Version 6 employs a flow label
present in Internet Protocol field in the header for the packet flow
Version 4. identification.
In IPv4, security relies on the In IPv6, an inbuilt security feature named IPSEC
application. is developed for security purposes.

IP Address

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is the unique identifying number assigned


to every device connected to the internet. An IP address definition is a numeric
label assigned to devices that use the internet to communicate. Computers that
communicate over the internet or via local networks share information to a
specific location using IP addresses.

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