IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6
TCP/IP architecture
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IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6
TCP/IP architecture

Author : Guy PUJOLLE

Publication date: August 10, 1997, Review date: December 1, 2020 | Lire en français

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4. IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6

IPv6 represents the next generation of the IP protocol. Functionalities have been completely rethought, and IPv6 is truly a new generation, hence the name IPng (next generation).

The IPv6 packet format is shown in figure 5 .

.IPv6 packet format
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