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IPv6

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IPv6

Summary

IPv6 is a computer network protocol[1]. IPv6 ranks in the top 2% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,497 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IPv6's image is recorded as IPv6 header-en.svg[3].
  • IPv6's image is recorded as IPv6 header-ar.svg[4].
  • IPv6's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[5].
  • IPv6's instance of is recorded as specification edition[6].
  • IPv6's follows is recorded as IPv4[7].
  • IPv6's GND ID is recorded as 4462513-3[8].
  • IPv6's part of is recorded as Internet of things[9].
  • IPv6's Commons category is recorded as IPv6[10].
  • IPv6's publication date is recorded as +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • IPv6's edition or translation of is recorded as Internet Protocol[12].
  • IPv6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yph[13].
  • IPv6's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph165186[14].
  • IPv6's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IPv6[15].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification[16].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1550: IP: Next Generation (IPng) White Paper Solicitation[17].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1667: Modeling and Simulation Requirements for IPng[18].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1668: Unified Routing Requirements for IPng[19].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1669: Market Viability as an IPng Criteria[20].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1670: Input to IPng Engineering Considerations[21].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1671: IPng White Paper on Transition and Other Considerations[22].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1672: Accounting Requirements for IPng[23].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1673: Electric Power Research Institute Comments on IPng[24].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1674: A Cellular Industry View of IPng[25].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1675: Security Concerns for IPng[26].
  • IPv6's described by source is recorded as RFC 1676: INFN Requirements for an IPng[27].

Body

Publication

IPv6's publication date is recorded as +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. IPv6's part of is recorded as Internet of things[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

IPv6's follows is recorded as IPv4[7].

Why It Matters

IPv6 ranks in the top 2% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,497 views/month).[2] IPv6 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] IPv6 is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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