There are several differences between IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, but all of the differences are based on the several progressive steps in Internet protocols that offers a great variety of available addresses for the devices. With the advent of the internet of things and other technologies exploding there is a high demand for the new IP addresses.
IPv4 is the fourth version of the IP address addressing from the groups and standards organizations that regulate the rules of the Internet. It is a 32-bit address and offers over 4 billion addresses. Due to the scarcity of the available IPv4 address IPv6 work frame comes in the picture. IPv6 uses a 128-bit address to serve the varied variety of choices of the devices greatly. IPv6 also servers the security issues of the IPv4 version of the IP address.
There are operational differences among the IPv4 and IPv6 workings depending upon the speed as well. IPv6 has simplified routing as compared to the IPv4. There are many fewer passers available which could lead to the larger hops and possible latency issues. Most of the users would not possibly notice these issues, and the associated latency will be very small.
The major difference between IPv4 and IPv6 is that the internet simply ran out of the available numbers and the standards like the Internet Engineering Taskforce prepared for this eventual new IPv6 growth. New addresses do not require changing the engineering of the internet or the other associated technologies. The administrator can assign the new IP address to users and build them into the device designs.
IPv6 is considered as the future of the Internet. Gradually it is believed that the IPv4 system will be phased out to create a standard system of the addresses unless the current infrastructure remains so important for that both the protocols must exist for the longest time.
