IPv4，全称为Internet Protocol version 4，是互联网发展历程中的一个关键里程碑。它使用32位的地址空间，理论上可以提供大约43亿（准确来说是4,294,967,296）个唯一的IP地址。 IPv4地址通常由四个部分组成，并采用点分十进制表示。例如192.168.1.1就是一个常见的IPv4地址。

IPv4作为互联网的主要通信协议，已经无法满足日益增长的地址需求。IPv6作为下一代互联网协议，具有地址空间巨大、支持更多设备、安全性增强和性能优化等优势。随着物联网、5G技术和云计算的发展，IPv6将在未来互联网中发挥重要作用。尽管IPv6的全球部署仍 ...

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is here for real. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has set a deadline of Sept. 30 for government agencies to give employees the capability to access the ...

Shifting from IPv4 to IPv6 will take years and could be a bumpy ride. But few organisations will find the process as complicated as cloud computing providers, says Lori MacVittie. Not since the first ...

National broadband provider iiNet today said it was well advanced in its planning for the expected Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address global shortage, and the shift to version 6 of the ...

It is no secret that the 4 billion-plus Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses are just about used up. According, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), “phase 4” of its IPv4 ...

It’s no news that the Internet, which currently runs on internet protocol version 4 (IPv4), has a limited number of IP addresses available, and has already fallen short to suffice the needs of ...

The time is ripe for your business to migrate to IPv6, but you need to keep your new connections safe. Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) is the way that internet communication will be handled for ...

The collective Internet is reluctant to move on from the dying Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), according to Akamai’s newest State of the Internet quarterly report. Every piece of hardware ...

The Internet has (sort of) run out of space. The regional organization tasked with assigning IP addresses in North America, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), is now wait-listing all ...