The next generation of the Internet: aspects of the Internet protocol version 6

Author

Lee, David C. ; Lough, Daniel L. ; Midkiff, Scott F. ; Davis, Nathaniel J., IV ; Benchoff, Phillip E.

Author_Institution

Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

1998

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

33

Abstract

This article presents an overview of several key improvements offered by the Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) over current Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4). The topics covered include IPv6 addressing and routing concepts, changes to the minimum IPv6 packet size, flows, and traffic classes, the neighbor discovery and node auto-configuration mechanisms, and an overview of mobile IPv6 and the network security architecture. Transition mechanisms, such as dual stacks and the 6bone, are also discussed. The 6bone is a virtual network that is used to help test and facilitate the development of IPv6. Key concepts associated with the 6bone, such as setup requirements, IPv6 DNS support, and tunnel mechanics, are also presented

Keywords

Internet; packet switching; security of data; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; 6bone; DNS support; IPv4; IPv6; Internet protocol version 4; Internet protocol version 6; addressing; dual stacks; flow label fields; mobile IPv6; neighbor discovery; network security architecture; node auto-configuration mechanism; packet size; routing; setup requirements; traffic classes; transition mechanisms; tunnel mechanics; virtual network; Broadcasting; IP networks; Internet; Protocols; Routing; Security; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Unicast;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.660004

Filename

660004