The shortage of IPv4 addresses has accelerated the move toward IPv6. With roughly 4.3 billion possible addresses (32 bits), IPv4 can no longer meet the needs of modern connected devices. IPv6, by contrast, uses 128 bitsโ€”roughly 340 sextillion addressesโ€”providing virtually unlimited capacity for growth. Over the past few decades, several methods have been developed to ease the transition from...

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