IPV4 VS IPV6..


IPV - 4

IPV - 6

Addresses are of 32 bits

Addresses are of 128 bits

IPSec is optional and can be supported externally

IPSec support is not optional

4th version of Internet Protocol

6th version of Internet Protocol

Format of IPv4 is 0.0.0.0

Format of IPv6 is 0.0.0.0.0.0

IPv4 are manually worked and with DHCP as an additional options

IPv6 can be handled automatically and does not require manual automation or with DHCP

Headers have checksum by providing options

Headers do not have checksum




  • Internet users are increasing drastically .So IPV - 4 is not enough to provide IPs to all hence IPV - 6  was adopted.
  • As IPV - 6 uses IP - Sec compulsorily, it provides security to each and every packet hence it is more secured then IPV - 4.



















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