[afripv6-discuss] What are the benefits of IPv6 over IPv4

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

On 31/05/2012 18:41, Iñigo Ortiz de Urbina wrote :
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> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com
> <mailto:Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>> wrote:
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>     1.IPv4 Address exhaustion
>     2. IPv6 autoconfiguration
>     3. IPv^ has no broadcast
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> 4. Simplified header
> 5. Built-in multicast (not just !broadcast in LANs)
> 6. Enhanced ICMP(v6): MLD/IGMP, ARP/ND
> 7. Massive addressing space
> 7.1 Aggregation (routing, filtering)
> 7.2 Lesser complexity in management: uniform sized subnets,
> long-lasting "creative" addressing plans, growth resistant
> 8. Privacy extensions, CGAs
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9. Mobile IPv6 extensions. Super important in today's world where the
majority of new Internet users access from a mobile phone or a laptop
and they roam around

Kind regards,

-- 
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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