Day 19 Basic IPv6 Concepts

CCNA 640-802 Exam Topics

image  Describe IPv6 addresses.

image  Describe the technological requirements for running IPv6 in conjunction with IPv4 (including protocols, dual stack, tunneling).

Key Topics

In the early 1990s, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) grew concerned about the exhaustion of the IPv4 network addresses and began to look for a replacement for this protocol. This activity led to the development of what is now known as IPv6. Today’s review focuses on the rapidly emerging replacement for IPv4.

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