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IPv4

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IPv4

Summary

IPv4 is a computer network protocol[1]. IPv4 ranks in the top 3% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,614 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IPv4's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • IPv4's instance of is recorded as specification edition[4].
  • IPv4 was followed by IPv6[5].
  • IPv4 is part of Internet protocol suite[6].
  • IPv4's Commons category is recorded as IPv4[7].
  • IPv4's edition number is recorded as 4[8].
  • IPv4 was released on 1981[9].
  • IPv4's edition or translation of is recorded as Internet Protocol[10].
  • IPv4's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IPv4[11].
  • IPv4's described by source is recorded as RFC 791: Internet Protocol[12].
  • IPv4's replaced by is recorded as IPv6[13].
  • IPv4's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3761[14].
  • IPv4's uses is recorded as IPv4 address[15].
  • IPv4's OSI Model layer location is recorded as network layer[16].

Body

Publication

IPv4 was released on 1981[9]. IPv4 is part of Internet protocol suite[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

IPv4 was followed by IPv6[5].

Why It Matters

IPv4 ranks in the top 3% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,614 views/month).[2] IPv4 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] IPv4 is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · SlowDialupNarrowband · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osi model layer location → network layer
    Followed by → IPv6
    Uses → —
    Followed by → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7703]]: IPv4"
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