IPv6: The Core of the Next Generation Internet: The Core of the Next Generation Internet

Author: Zhou Xun
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: IPv6 fundamentally addresses the critical flaw of IPv4 address exhaustion and optimizes and updates the protocol in numerous key areas, including address classification, header formats, security, QoS, PlugPlay functionality, mobility, routing efficiency, and ICMP, making it more adaptable to the future needs of network operations. At the same time, it has become the core protocol for mobile communications and has played a leading role in the emergence and development of information appliances. This book covers the main theoretical aspects and practical applications of IPv6 technology. It first introduces fundamental internet knowledge such as the OSI reference model, TCP/IP reference model, and emerging network technologies. Then, it focuses on explaining IPv6's address scheme, header formats, control message protocol ICMPv6, neighbor discovery, routing selection, security, mobility, domain name system, and transition strategies from IPv4 to IPv6, as well as the industrial applications of IPv6 technology. Finally, it introduces new IPv6 protocol testing technologies and their implementation solutions. This book helps readers understand IPv6 technology and its development in the shortest time possible, enabling them to smoothly enter the application and research of next-generation network technologies. This book is primarily aimed at intermediate and advanced learners and researchers in computer network applications. It is well-theorized, easy to understand, and features practical and targeted examples. It is suitable for self-study by researchers in computer network fields, as well as for teaching materials or reference books for senior students and postgraduate students in major and secondary colleges and universities.