The Internet today runs on Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), whose address space will inevitably become exhausted, possibly as soon as 2009. Already, users experience significant operational glitches and costs due to ambiguous addressing and the resulting gaps in connectivity. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) will resolve this problem with larger addresses, thus restoring universal connectivity, and bring other benefits such as automatic configuration, improved mobility, and the potential for end-to-end security.
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