What is "ipv6"

Ipv6 is the most current version of the Internet Protocol.

Originally made official on June 6, 2012, it is the result of the IETF’s effort to create the "new generation of IP" (Ipng: Internet Protocol next Generation).

The protocol is being implemented gradually on the Internet and should work side by side with Ipv4, in a situation technically called "double stack" or "dual stack" for some time. In the long run, Ipv6 aims to replace Ipv4, which only supports about 4 billion (4x10⁹) of IP addresses, against about 3.4x10³⁸ addresses of the new protocol.

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