For a long time the server provider for America has been IPv4, the birth to IPv6 has become the talk of the town among web designer and programmers. The change has come about because most experts believe we are getting close to running out of IP addresses. This will be a significant jump to what we have now, allowing information to be more secure because it will include encryption and will be more compatible with mobile applications.
‘The most notable change between IPv4 and IPv6 is the actual address. An IPv4 address was composed of 32 bits [4 bytes], which was portioned between network and host. The new IPv6 address is now 128 bits long [16 bytes], with the host portion being derived from a MAC address.’ (http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/web-hosting/archive/2010/10/26/colocation-america-begins-ipv6.aspx)
By having the new Ipv6 allows to have more IP addresses therefore more available uses for the Internet. One of the benefits is that it will allow a better quality of service when accessing live videos or making phone calls, this is because it gives priority to certain packets going through the internet. Although Ipv6 will soon be available it will not be widely accepted right away, this can be because businesses will either have equipment that can run on IPv6 but may not have Internet capabilities to run on IPv6. In these situations they will need a dual stack router which will allow both to run. The most important feature of IPv6 is the security and mainly developed for the mobile devices.
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