Intermediate Computer Networking: IPv6 Sub-netting and Routing Mechanism

Running head: INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER NETWORKING
Intermediate Computer Networking
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Table of Contents
Part B...............................................................................................................................................2
1. Introduction:................................................................................................................................2
2. IPv6 Structure and Sub-netting:...................................................................................................2
3. IPv6 Routing Mechanism............................................................................................................4
4. Pros and Cons of Routing Mechanisms.......................................................................................5
5. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................9

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Part B
1. Introduction:
The main objective of this report includes the highlighting of the concepts and the
processes that are related to the IPv6 sub-netting and with routing. The IPv6 protocol is
elaborated a specification set and which is an upper version of the IPv4 network. The IPv6
structure has similarities with the IPv4 that has the more variations. The IPv6 is the improved
version of the IPv4, the length of the bit is increased in the IPv6 protocol so the capacity of the
address is increased (Rehman & Manickam, 2015). The auto configuration method is pre built in
the IPv6 protocol and there more security features that are increased. The report will further
discuss the sub-netting process and the different mechanism of routing. In the following
paragraphs the advantage and the disadvantage of the each routing method will be discussed.
2. IPv6 Structure and Sub-netting:
The internet protocol version 6 or the IPv6 is mainly carries the data as a packet that
moves from the source to destination. The structure is a lit improved from the structure of the
IPv4. The IPv6 can contain large amount of data node than the IPv4. The IPv6 allows the 2128
number of addresses, nodes and combinations. The internet version protocol 6 is released on the
year of 2012 in 6th June and it is developed to the format of the hexadecimal (Rehman &
Manickam, 2017). The main functions of the IPv6 is broadcasting of the address but it does not
store the address of the broadcast. The IPv6 is the most updated version of the internet protocol.