IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Strategies for Enterprise Networks in Developing Countries
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2012
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Springer
Abstract
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses have been reported
to be nearing exhaustion and the next generation Internet Protocol
version 6 (IPv6) is gradually being deployed in the Internet. IPv6
provides a much larger address space, better address design and greater
security, among other benefits. IPv6 deployment requires thorough and
careful preparation to minimize network disruption and ensure that the
benefits of IPv6 are obtained. The migration from IPv4 to IPv6 cannot
be achieved in a short period thus the two protocols will co-exist for
some time. Unfortunately, these two protocols are incompatible; hence
for them to co-exist, various IPv4-to-IPv6 transition mechanisms have
been developed. In this paper, we analyse the different site-to-site tunneling
mechanisms through a theoretical and experimental evaluation to
study their appropriateness in IPv6 deployment for enterprise networks
in developing countries. Using five performance metrics, namely: endto-
end delay, jitter, throughput, packet loss and CPU utilization, our
experimental results indicate that Configured Tunneling performs better
than the other tunneling mechanisms. This study is of importance to
those enterprise networks which want to implement IPv6 and are concerned
about which transition mechanisms to embrace depending on the
performance requirements.
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IPv4-IPv6 translation, GRE tunneling, 6to4 tunneling, Configured tunneling
Citation
Sansa-Otim, J. S., & Mile, A. (2012, November). IPv4 to IPv6 transition strategies for enterprise networks in developing countries. In International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (pp. 94-104). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.