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The Register: What the hell is… IPv6?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 22, 2000

“There are just 4 billion possible IP addresses if we do not
move from version 4 of the Internet Protocol to version 6. After
the move, there would be 340 trillion trillion trillion (3.4 x
10**36) possible addresses under v6, because of the 128-bit address
space. Scalability is just one reason to make the move,
but the new levels of security that could be achieved – quite apart
from much better network management, especially for mobile devices
– make the move highly desirable.”

“A further benefit of switching to IPv6 would be to get better
and more reliable performance.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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