{"id":15460,"date":"2022-12-15T16:33:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T21:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdconsulting.com\/?page_id=14404"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:39:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:39:46","slug":"ipv6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itdconsulting.com\/en\/vps-el-salvador\/ipv6\/","title":{"rendered":"IPv6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debido al crecimiento y las necesidades nuevas de Internet y sus usuarios, adem\u00e1s de considerar el agotamiento del iPv4, se gener\u00f3 un nuevo protocolo que pudiera ajustarse mejor a los nuevos avances, iPv6. El objetivo central de la implementaci\u00f3n de este protocolo es no reestringir el crecimiento de Internet y su uso. Asimismo, muchas de las herramientas actuales como el servicio de VPS El Salvador administrado o VPS El Salvador no administrado se han ajustado a las amplias facilidades que brinda el nuevo protocolo iPv6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to improve IPv4, a fifth version, IPv5, was also created. However, it was an experimental protocol focused solely on improving the processing of audio, voice, and video streams. Later, since 1992, more comprehensive improvements to IPv4 were sought, leading to the creation of IPv6. This new protocol was designed by Steve Deering of Xerox PARC in 1999 but was officially launched on June 6, 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ipv6-vps-el-salvador-itd-consulting-vps-cloud-1-1024x644.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14405\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is IPv6?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iPv6 es una actualizaci\u00f3n del protocolo iPv4 y est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ada para resolver el problema del agotamiento de direcciones a trav\u00e9s de la implementaci\u00f3n de una nueva manera de crear direcciones IP o IP para VPS El Salvador. Esta innovaci\u00f3n permite que el sistema soporte una mayor cantidad de direcciones y dispositivos. En ese sentido, los servidores VPS El Salvador brindan la opci\u00f3n a sus clientes de contar con m\u00e1s de una direcci\u00f3n IP para VPS El Salvador tanto para el sistema VPS El Salvador administrado como para el VPS El Salvador no administrado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous protocol, IPv4, allowed for 32-bit addresses, supporting just over 4 million addresses, which, over time and with exponential technological innovation, became insufficient. In contrast, IPv6 supports 128-bit addresses, allowing for 340 sextillion different IP addresses. This increase in the number of addresses is accompanied by the generation of longer and more complex IP addresses compared to the previous version.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pese a las innegables mejoras del protocolo, este sigue en fase de implementaci\u00f3n. Por ejemplo, en Francia se encuentran al 72 %, en Estados Unidos al 51 %, Brasil 43 % y El Salvador 25 % seg\u00fan reporta Google. Sin embargo, cabe destacar la adapataci\u00f3n de alunos servidores a este nuevo protocolo, como es el caso de VPS El Salvador, el cual se ha visto potenciado en su capacidad de virtualizaci\u00f3n de las operaciones con la implementaci\u00f3n del nuevo protocolo. A partir de este iPv6, los servidores VPS El Salvador pueden brindarle la opci\u00f3n a sus clientes de contar con direcciones IP para VPS El Salvador adicionales seg\u00fan se requiera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asimismo, cabe mencionar que muchos de los servicios de VPS El Salvador vienen preconfigurados con direcciones IP iPv4 para VPS El Salvador e IP iPv6 para VPS El Salvador, de modo que puedan adecuarse al sistema utilizado por el cliente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPv6 addresses are composed of 128 bits divided into 8 groups of four hexadecimal digits (from 0 to F), where each digit represents 4 bits, meaning each segment has a value of 16 bits. Thus, IPv6 addresses can appear as follows: 2001:0DB8:85\u00aa3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As can be seen, the segments of IPv6 are separated by colons. Additionally, due to their length, IPv6 addresses have simplification rules, such as omitting the leading zero in each segment. Similarly, zero segments can be omitted, using a double colon (::) to replace contiguous 16-bit or longer segments composed only of zeros. For example, FE80:0:0:0:0:0:0:200 would become FE80::200. However, this rule cannot be used twice in the same address, so 2001:D08:0:0:20:0:0:200 could only be simplified to 2001:D08::20:0:0:200 or 2001:D08:0:0:20::200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The format of IPv6 addresses is divided into 48 bits of global routing prefix, 16 bits for subnet ID, and 64 bits for interface ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ipv6-vps-el-salvador-itd-consulting-vps-cloud-2-1024x644.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14406\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Types of IPv6 Addresses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unicast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known as one-to-one addresses, these uniquely identify the interface of an IPv6-enabled device. They are subdivided into global unicast, link-local, loopback, unspecified address, unique local, and IPv4-embedded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multicast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This type of address is one-to-many, meaning it is used to send a single IPv6 packet to multiple destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anycast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anycast addresses, or proximity broadcast addresses, can be assigned to multiple devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subtypes of Unicast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global Unicast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to IPv4 public addresses, their prefixes are assigned by IANA, so global IPv6 addresses start with 2001::\/16. An example of global unicast addresses is 2001:4860:4877::9876.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Link-Local<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corresponds to IPv4 169.254.0.0\/16, which in IPv6 is FE80::\/10. These IPv6 addresses are only valid for communications within a local network segment. Routers do not forward any packet from these addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Loopback<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corresponding to IPv4 address 127.0.0.0\/8, in IPv6 it is ::1\/128, abbreviated from 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1. This type of unicast is used to send packets back to their origin and for testing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unspecified Address<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corresponding to IPv4 address 0.0.0.0, in IPv6 it is ::\/128. It is used as a source address when a unique address has not yet been determined and, for routing, it indicates a default static route.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unique Local<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to IPv4 private addresses, these fall within the range between FC00::\/7 and FDFF::\/7. These addresses are used within organizations and can only be routed within private networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IPv4 Embedded<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are addresses that can be handled in both IPv4 and IPv6. They begin with 96 zero bits followed by the 32 bits of the IPv4 address. For example, they could look like this: ::123.25.134.2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ipv6-vps-el-salvador-itd-consulting-vps-cloud-3-1024x644.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14407\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benefits of Migrating to IPv6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned, the main objective of IPv6 is to improve the previous protocol (IPv4), so migrating to this protocol is recommended for five key reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More connected devices<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPv6 enables better and newer services, as it is designed for a future of continuous expansion, without the addressing limitations of IPv4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved security<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPv6\u2019s new architecture incorporates enhanced security mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Efficiency and simplicity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPv6 allow for managed auto-configuration, making network administration simpler, such as when changing providers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Greater scalability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El elevado n\u00famero de direccionamiento soporta iniciativas m\u00e1s complejas como las ciudades inteligentes, el Internet de las cosas, nuevas apicaciones y el desarrollo de nuevas plataformas para la prestaci\u00f3n de servicios. Es as\u00ed que tambi\u00e9n potencia las capacidades de servicios ya existentes como en el caso de los VPS El Salvador administrados y VPS El Salvador no administrados.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Transparent process for the end user<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPv6 does not require users to have extensive technical knowledge; it only requires access to a compatible device.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debido al crecimiento y las necesidades nuevas de Internet y sus usuarios, adem\u00e1s de considerar el agotamiento del iPv4, se gener\u00f3 un nuevo protocolo que pudiera ajustarse mejor a los nuevos avances, iPv6. El objetivo central de la implementaci\u00f3n de este protocolo es no reestringir el crecimiento de Internet y su uso. 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