Internet Protocol version 6

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Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the modern Internet addressing and routing protocol designed to replace IPv4 by providing a vastly larger address space and improved network efficiency and security features.

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Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet Protocol
communication protocol
network protocol
addressLength 128 bits
addressSpaceSize 2^128 addresses
alsoKnownAs IPv4 successor
IPv6
definedIn RFC 2460
RFC 8200
hasAddressScope global unicast
link-local
unique local
hasAddressType anycast address
multicast address
unicast address
hasDeployment enterprise networks
global Internet
mobile networks
hasDesignGoal better support for QoS
improved routing efficiency
improved security
larger address space
simplified header format
headerField destination address
flow label
hop limit
next header
payload length
source address
traffic class
version
headerSize fixed 40 bytes (without extension headers)
improvesOn address space size of IPv4
header processing efficiency of IPv4
support for mobility compared to IPv4
support for multicast compared to IPv4
layer network layer
motivation IPv4 address exhaustion
need for end-to-end connectivity
need for scalable routing
OSIModelLayer Layer 3
partOf TCP/IP
surface form: Internet protocol suite
publicationDate 1998
replaces IPv4
surface form: Internet Protocol version 4
securityProperty IPsec mandatory to implement
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
supportsFeature IPsec
anycast addressing
extension headers
flow labeling
link-local addressing
multicast addressing
neighbor discovery protocol
path MTU discovery
stateful address configuration
stateless address autoconfiguration
supportsRoutingProtocol BGP-4+
IS-IS for IPv6
OSPFv3
updatedSpecificationDate 2017
usesAddressNotation colon-separated notation
hexadecimal
usesMechanism duplicate address detection
link-local address generation
router advertisement
router solicitation
stateless address autoconfiguration
usesTransitionMechanism 6to4
DS-Lite
NAT64
Teredo
dual stack
translation
tunneling

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Input
Subject: Internet Protocol version 6
Description of subject: Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the modern Internet addressing and routing protocol designed to replace IPv4 by providing a vastly larger address space and improved network efficiency and security features.

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Internet Engineering Task Force notableStandard Internet Protocol version 6
IPv4 successor Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFCs defines Internet Protocol version 6
subject surface form: RFC
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 8200 title Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Ethernet encapsulatesProtocol Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 2460 title Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
RFC 2460 protocolSpecified Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
Christian Huitema fieldOfWork Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 5340 definesProtocolFor Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 5340 compatibleWith Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6 addressing architecture
RFC 6145 relatedTo Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 2467 concerns Internet Protocol version 6
RFC 5338 protocolFamily Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
RFC 2474 appliesToProtocol Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6
IPv6 Maintenance Working Group focusesOn Internet Protocol version 6
IPv6 Maintenance Working Group relatedStandard Internet Protocol version 6
this entity surface form: IPv6