Treffer: UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNET PROTOCOLS: AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF IPV4 AND IPV6: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF TRANSITION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS.

The exponential growth of internet-connected devices has led to increased pressure on the current Internet Protocol infrastructure, primarily IPv4, which is limited by its 32-bit addressing scheme. This paper compares and contrasts IPv4 with its successor, IPv6, looking closely at their respective technical foundations, structural changes, and performance consequences. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) launched IPv6, which adds a 128-bit address space, reduced headers, better routing efficiency, built-in security methods, and native support for multicast communication, among other improvements. The paper examines the evolution of IP, the limitations of IPv4, and the architectural and functional advancements introduced in IPv6. Furthermore, it compares IPv4 and IPv6 across various parameters, including address notation, configuration methods, header formats, and protocol efficiency. The review highlights the challenges in transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 and underscores the need for gradual global adoption to support the future scalability, security, and performance of internet communications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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