What is IPv6?

iPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6 and is the preferred version of the Internet Protocol (IP) for standards-based inter-networking methods used in packet-switched computer networks (LANs and WANs) and internet applications. iPv6 supersedes iPv4 as it uses 128-bit IP addresses rather than 32-bit IP addresses. IPv6 therefore increases the number of IP addresses available for device connections. IPv6 also allows for more efficient routing between IP addresses making networks easier to manage.