IPv6

IPv6

How many addresses are possible in IPv6? How many times is this more compared to IPv4?

There are 3.5*10^38 addresses possible! It 1, 8*10^19 times more than in ipv4

Why do you write IPv6 addresses in hexadecimal?

The hexadecimal form contains 16 bits because that’s the area from 0-9 and A-F.

What is possible in IPv6 in the opposite of IPv4?
You can route directly!

What means "Auto-configuration" and "Renumbering"?
  Auto configuration:

It’s an automatically configuration of devices without manual intervention.

Renumbering: Ipv6 addresses gives the network a new number.

What is "IPsec" and which meaning does it has in IPv6?
IPsec is a security add-on for IPv4! In IPv4 it’s the same as in IPv6.

What is used instead of Broadcasts?
Multicasts

How will the transition to IPv6 happen?
We need a smooth transition with Translations from v4 to v6.

What happens if you switch IPv6 on at a Cisco Router?
It gets an IPv6 Andres.