Editor’s note: An editing error mischaracterized how to test IPv6 capability from a network. We have removed that reference, and we regret the error. The Internet ...

For a decade, IPv6 proponents have pushed this upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol because of its three primary benefits: a gargantuan address space, end-to-end security and easier ...

Today’s trend towards service cloudification has been driving the application requirements of various industries. These requirements are in turn accelerating the development of the IP network ...

This presents a chicken-and-egg problem: Companies are hesitant to upgrade to IPv6 in part because the costs are unclear, but until some organizations make the switch, costs won’t be clarified. IPv6 ...

If you weren’t aware, the Internet is running out of IP addresses. There are only 4.3 billion IPv4 addresses, but 6 billion Internet-enabled devices in the world today. Rather than supply each device ...

While it is widely known that IPv6 expands the pool of addresses available to satisfy an exponentially growing number of Internet connected devices, IPv6 offers other inherent benefits that enable ...

TCP/IP protocols are used to send and receive data, voice and video data grams or packets over the internet. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is version four of the Internet Protocol, which is the ...

Federal officials could have the answer to many of their network problems at their fingertips without realizing it, according to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office and one vendor's ...

The next generation of Internet standards will help the Defense Department reach its goal of network centricity, a DOD official said today. When DOD announced in June that it will convert all of its ...

IPv6 is coming! IPv6 is coming! Unfortunately, nobody is hanging lanterns in the church tower to tell our Paul Revere how or when Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) will arrive. Eventually, IPv6 will ...