Transition of IPv4 to IPv6 :Issues and Challenges
I recently attended a workshop on Transition of IPv4 to IPv6 organised by UK IPv6 Council at Imperial College, London. There were representatives of leading universities, telecommunication companies, industry as well as the tech solution providers. The crux of discussion was that Internet Protocol version 4 is not capable to handle the situation due to sudden spurt of internet devices, so we have no choice but to bring the devices on IPv6 which provides bigger space. Oh, my blog is not for highly qualified techies it is for an alert and discerning common person, so I feel it appropriate to start with basics than talk about the important issues discussed in the workshop. First thing First -What is Internet Protocol (IP) ? IP (short for Internet Protocol) specifies the technical format of packets and the addressing scheme for computers to communicate over a network. Most networks combine IP with a higher-level protocol called Transmission Control...