Proper noun
IPv6
(Internet) Initialism of Internet Protocol version 6, a successor to IPv4 allowing for a much larger number of possible IP addresses.
Addressing IPv6 addresses have 128 bits. Source: Internet
“An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPv6 packet through an affected device,” said Cisco in its Wednesday advisory. Source: Internet
Address representation The 128 bits of an IPv6 address are represented in 8 groups of 16 bits each. Source: Internet
Although IPv6 packet headers are at least twice the size of IPv4 packet headers, packet processing by routers is generally more efficient, because less processing is required in routers. Source: Internet
A resulting advantage over GLOP is that the mechanisms in IPv4 and IPv6 become more similar. Source: Internet
Although still possible, the large addressing space of IPv6 obviates the need to conserve addresses and every device can be given a unique globally routable address. Source: Internet