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IPv6

version 6 of the Internet Protocol
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IPv6

Summary

IPv6 is a computer network protocol[1]. IPv6 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IPv6's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • IPv6's instance of is recorded as specification edition[4].
  • IPv6 followed IPv4[5].
  • IPv6 is part of Internet of things[6].
  • IPv6's Commons category is recorded as IPv6[7].
  • IPv6 was published on 1996[8].
  • IPv6's edition or translation of is recorded as Internet Protocol[9].
  • IPv6's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IPv6[10].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification[11].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1550: IP: Next Generation (IPng) White Paper Solicitation[12].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1667: Modeling and Simulation Requirements for IPng[13].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1668: Unified Routing Requirements for IPng[14].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1669: Market Viability as an IPng Criteria[15].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1670: Input to IPng Engineering Considerations[16].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1671: IPng White Paper on Transition and Other Considerations[17].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1672: Accounting Requirements for IPng[18].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1673: Electric Power Research Institute Comments on IPng[19].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1674: A Cellular Industry View of IPng[20].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1675: Security Concerns for IPng[21].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1676: INFN Requirements for an IPng[22].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1677: Tactical Radio Frequency Communication Requirements for IPng[23].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1678: IPng Requirements of Large Corporate Networks[24].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1679: HPN Working Group Input to the IPng Requirements Solicitation[25].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1680: IPng Support for ATM Services[26].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1682: IPng BSD Host Implementation Analysis[27].

Body

Publication

IPv6 was published on 1996[8]. IPv6 is part of Internet of things[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

IPv6 followed IPv4[5].

Why It Matters

IPv6 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] IPv6 is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Svkkl authority id → h0007157-IPv6-internetovy-protokol
    Replaces → —
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0007157-IPv6-internetovy-protokol, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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