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IPv4 vs IPv6: Key Differences

IPv4 addresses are 32-bit and represented in decimals while IPv6 addresses are 128-bit and represented in hexadecimals. IPv6 has built-in IPSec support, fragmentation done only by sender, and identifies packet flows using the Flow Label field in the header, whereas IPv4 has optional IPSec, fragmentation by sender and routers, and no flow identification. Additionally, IPv6 automatically configures addresses while IPv4 requires manual or dynamic configuration.

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IPv4 vs IPv6: Key Differences

IPv4 addresses are 32-bit and represented in decimals while IPv6 addresses are 128-bit and represented in hexadecimals. IPv6 has built-in IPSec support, fragmentation done only by sender, and identifies packet flows using the Flow Label field in the header, whereas IPv4 has optional IPSec, fragmentation by sender and routers, and no flow identification. Additionally, IPv6 automatically configures addresses while IPv4 requires manual or dynamic configuration.

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IPv4 IPv6

 IPv4 addresses are 32 bit length.  IPv6 addresses are 128 bit length.
 IPv4 addresses are binary numbers  IPv6 addresses are binary numbers
represented in decimals. represented in hexadecimals.
 IPSec support is only optional.  Inbuilt IPSec support.
 Fragmentation is done by sender and
 Fragmentation is done only by sender.
forwarding routers.
 Packet flow identification is available
 No packet flow identification. within the IPv6 header using the Flow
Label field.
 Checksum field is available in IPv4
 No checksum field in IPv6 header.
header
 Options fields are available in IPv4  No option fields, but IPv6 Extension
header. headers are available.
 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is
is available to map IPv4 addresses to
replaced with a function of Neighbor
MAC addresses.
Discovery Protocol (NDP).
 Internet Group Management
 IGMP is replaced with Multicast Listener
Protocol (IGMP) is used to manage
Discovery (MLD) messages.
multicast group membership.
 Broadcast messages are not available.
Instead a link-local scope "All nodes"
 Broadcast messages are available.
multicast IPv6 address (FF02::1) is used
for broadcast similar functionality.
 Manual configuration (Static) of
IPv4 addresses or DHCP (Dynamic  Auto-configuration of addresses is
configuration) is required to available.
configure IPv4 addresses.

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