Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) started depleting several years ago. While version 6 was available, migration was still difficult.

Most applications and networks today still support IPv4. There is a constantly growing need to run these applications across IPv6 networks. This brings us to one important question—can IPv4 and IPv6 interoperate?

We’re aware of IPv4 and IPv6; but whatever happened to IPv5? Did it even exist? If yes, what happened to it? Why does the world seem to overlook it?

If you are regular internet user, there is a good chance that you have come across the term IPv4 exhaustion. The problem has a great deal of impact on the global internet network and would inevitably affect the average internet users. In this blog post, we will address a few concerns regarding IPv4 exhaustion and the introduction of the latest internet protocol, IPv6.

If you find yourself confused about phrases like internet protocol, IPv6 and IPv4, you are not alone. Although many people like to discuss them, not all of them are aware of the basics behind both address spaces. In this blog post, we help you figure out the differences between the two, so that you have a better understanding of the reasons why IPv4 still remains to be the first choice.