IPv6

IPv6, also know as IPng (next generation), is the new Internet protocol. IPv4 that is currently in use is the basis for the whole Internet set of communications, but was found having several limitations. A new protocol was essential and thus, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) started its effort in order to develop a new Internet protocol generation.

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The changes from IPv4 to IPv6 fall primarily into the following categories: Address Expansion Capabilities, Address Auto-Configuration, Header Format Simplification, Improved Support for Extensions and Options, Anycast Addressing, Quality of Service Support, Flow Labeling Capability, Neighbor Discovery, Security, Authentication and Privacy Capabilities.

IPv6 at Cern

Activities World-Wide - Task-Forces - Test-Beds

Cern's Documents & Presentations

• IPv6, I2-LSR & General Status (25 November 2003)
  Presentation by Daniel Davids at the DataTAG Project Meeting
• IPv6 at CERN - After C5 Presentation (7 November 2003)
  Presentation by Daniel Davids at CERN, after the C5 meeting on Friday
• Internet2 IPv6 Line Speed Record between CERN and Chicago (16 September 2003)
  Daniel Davids (Cern) - Edoardo Martelli (DataTAG/Cern) - Sylvain Ravot (Caltech)
• Next Generation IP Marks Shattered in I2-LSR Competition (26 June 2003)
  IPv6 Single and Multi-Stream Categories Near One Gigabit per Second
• IPv6 at Cern - a Status Report (Terena 3-6 June 2002) [50KB]
  Paper by Endre Futo & Joop Joosten presented at the Conference
• IPv6 at Cern - Pilot Project Status (7 December 2001) [250KB]
  Presentation by Endre Futo & Joop Joosten given at Cern