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IPv6 – some guidance to the uninitiated

My contributions to embedded.com continue apace and I endeavour to cover a wide spread of subjects. My latest piece, which I co-authored with my colleague Tammy Leino, covers a topic which has been discussed for some years, but which has come to the fore with the Internet of Things …

IPv6 – a beginner’s guide

The primary protocol used on the Internet is IP (Internet Protocol), which was developed in the 1980s. The version that has been used for many years is IPv4. The Internet has grown way beyond anything envisaged in those early days and, with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), that rate of growth is not going to slow any time soon. It is unsurprising, therefore, that the original protocol is now rather stretched. Its address range is essentially exhausted and many of its ways of working are rather cumbersome. IPv6 was designed to address these and other issues. This article looks at the key features of IPv6 and the issues around its implementation in embedded systems.

Of course, regular readers will need no reminding that Nucleus RTOS has IPv6 support.

Colin Walls

I have over thirty years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, I am a member of the marketing team of the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division, and am based in the UK. Away from work, I have a wide range of interests including photography and trying to point my two daughters in the right direction in life. Learn more about Colin, including his go-to karaoke song and the best parts of being British: http://go.mentor.com/3_acv

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This article first appeared on the Siemens Digital Industries Software blog at https://blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com/embedded-software/2015/06/08/ipv6-some-guidance-to-the-uninitiated/