Networking - Networking Basics - Discussion

IPV6 = 128 bit.

Briefly describe Internet protocol.

It is clearly clarified.

Where we use ipv4 and ipv6?

Ethernet is a physical and data link layer technology for local area networks (LANs). Ethernet was invented by engineer Robert Metacafe.

When first widely deployed in the 1980s, Ethernet supported a maximum theoretical data rate of 10 megabits per second (Mbps).

Later, so-called "Fast Ethernet" standards increased this maximum data rate to 100 Mbps. Gigabit Ethernet technology further extends peak performance up to 1000 Mbps, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology also exists.

What is Ethernet?

Why we go ipv4 to ipv6? What about ipv5?

IPV4 is the 32bit and IPV6 is the 128bit its taken long size and it's infrastructure is didn't made in India so we are not using IPV6.

As compared to IPV4 it is the most faster.

Already many protocols are available like TCP/IP, UDP, and so on. But what is the main use of IPv4. What is the difference between them?

Definition - What does Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) mean?

Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) is the fourth revision of the IP and a widely used protocol in data communication over different kinds of networks. IPv4 is a connectionless protocol used in packet-switched layer networks, such as Ethernet. It provides the logical connection between network devices by providing identification for each device. There are many ways to configure IPv4 with all kinds of devices - including manual and automatic configurations - depending on the network type.

IPv4 is based on the best-effort model. This model guarantees neither delivery nor avoidance of duplicate delivery; these aspects are handled by the upper layer transport.