Ravi Reddy
Independent Researcher
India
Abstract
This manuscript investigates the performance differentials between Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and version 6 (IPv6) within enterprise network environments, constrained to technologies and standards available up to 2016. It encompasses a systematic literature synthesis, empirical measurements, and case studies drawn from large-scale deployments to evaluate throughput, latency, header processing overhead, routing convergence, and security impacts. Our findings indicate that while IPv6 introduces larger packet headers and potentially longer processing times, enhancements in routing table scalability and simplified network configuration can offset these drawbacks in well-engineered enterprise architectures. The manuscript concludes with recommendations for phased IPv6 adoption, identifies research gaps on transition mechanisms, and provides ten key references up to 2016.
Keywords
IPv4 IPv6 enterprise networks performance comparison transition mechanisms routing scalability security overhead
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