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The Future of TCP/IP (IPv6)
The Future of TCP/IP (IPv6)
Chapter 33
Evolution of TCP/IP intertwined with
evolution of the global Internet
Internet is largest installed internet
Funding comes from organizations that are
Internet users
Most researchers use Internet daily
Chapter purpose is to consider ongoing
evolution of TCP/IP
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Why Change?
New computer and communication
technologies
New technologies = new possibilities and needs
New applications
New ways to use Internet means new protocols
needed
Increases in size and load
Massive growth means old ways strained
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Motivation for Changing IPv4
New countries with differing administrative policies
IPv4 same for about 20 years
Since IPv4 designed
Enhanced processor performance
Memory size increased
Network bandwidth for Internet backbone increased
New LAN technologies
Number of hosts on Internet risen to over 56 million
• 16-bit field contains 0000 if node also has a conventional IPv6 address
and FFFF if it does not.
RESERVED
DATAGRAM IDENTIFICATION
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General Form of IPv6 Datagram
Optional
40 octets
SOURCE ADDRESS
DESTINATION ADDRESS
0 8 16 24 29 31
DATAGRAM IDENTIFICATION