Business value of IPv6
The business value of IPv6 cannot be ignored. Cost effectiveness is always the factor that enterprise cares about. With the adoption of IPv6, companies can reduce the expenditure of network administration. However, enterprise should think further to establish the groundbreaking business strategy through the advantages of IPv6. This section discusses the Business value of IPv6 on cost aspect and practical aspect as suggestion for company to refer.
• IPv6 product life cycle
IPv6 had been designated as the next generation of Internet protocol. The feature of IPv6 allows the device to be used for a long period. That means enterprise does not need to frequently replace the IPv6 infrastructure and system. Since saving the cost …show more content…
Each business unit requires a different size of the IP address. Network administers need to make sure those business units obtains the proper number of IP address and the scalability for future extension. Furthermore, Ensuring each segment interact appropriately with different area requires setting particular network policy in IPv4 environment. In IPv6 environment, those issues are eliminated and the IP addressing is simplified. (Das, A Beginner 's Look into IPv6 2008)
• Extension IP header
IPv6 increases the optional extension header that allows the protocol to be upgraded and modified for the future need without change the foundational structure. (S. Krishnan, J. Woodyatt, E. Kline, J. Hoagland, M. Bhatia 2012)
• Security
In order to secure the transition on the Internet, the Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) requests to be executed in IPv4 networks. Nevertheless, the IPv6 has integrated and mandatory practiced this security …show more content…
The operation of IPSec has two main steps: first, the transmission node and the destination node must use IKE (Internet Key Exchange) to establish a secure connection (Security Associations); second, the packet will be encrypted by symmetric key encryption algorithms. IPSec has two implementation modes: AH (Authentication Header) and ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload), AH packet is used to confirm the integrity and non-repudiation, ESP packet is used for authentication and encryption. (Cisco Systems 2012
The business value of IPv6 cannot be ignored. Cost effectiveness is always the factor that enterprise cares about. With the adoption of IPv6, companies can reduce the expenditure of network administration. However, enterprise should think further to establish the groundbreaking business strategy through the advantages of IPv6. This section discusses the Business value of IPv6 on cost aspect and practical aspect as suggestion for company to refer.
• IPv6 product life cycle
IPv6 had been designated as the next generation of Internet protocol. The feature of IPv6 allows the device to be used for a long period. That means enterprise does not need to frequently replace the IPv6 infrastructure and system. Since saving the cost …show more content…
Each business unit requires a different size of the IP address. Network administers need to make sure those business units obtains the proper number of IP address and the scalability for future extension. Furthermore, Ensuring each segment interact appropriately with different area requires setting particular network policy in IPv4 environment. In IPv6 environment, those issues are eliminated and the IP addressing is simplified. (Das, A Beginner 's Look into IPv6 2008)
• Extension IP header
IPv6 increases the optional extension header that allows the protocol to be upgraded and modified for the future need without change the foundational structure. (S. Krishnan, J. Woodyatt, E. Kline, J. Hoagland, M. Bhatia 2012)
• Security
In order to secure the transition on the Internet, the Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) requests to be executed in IPv4 networks. Nevertheless, the IPv6 has integrated and mandatory practiced this security …show more content…
The operation of IPSec has two main steps: first, the transmission node and the destination node must use IKE (Internet Key Exchange) to establish a secure connection (Security Associations); second, the packet will be encrypted by symmetric key encryption algorithms. IPSec has two implementation modes: AH (Authentication Header) and ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload), AH packet is used to confirm the integrity and non-repudiation, ESP packet is used for authentication and encryption. (Cisco Systems 2012