As more security systems become networked, the evolution from IPv4 to IPv6 directly impacts many installations. Alf Chang, a&s consultant and a former installer, examines the effects of the IPv6 protocol on physical security.
As more security systems become networked, the evolution from IPv4 to IPv6 directly impacts many installations. Alf Chang, a&s consultant and a former installer, examines the effects of the IPv6 protocol on physical security.
As the number of IP addresses runs out, IPv6 adds many more. The sixth version of the protocol upgrades IPv4, which was designed 30 years ago around four groups of numbers. In the late '90s, IPv6 was developed as a next-gen networking protocol. A sample IPv4 address would be “254.116.1.110,” while the format for an IPv6 address would be “2001:0db8:85 a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334.” The benefits of IPv6 not only make up for the shortage of IPv4 addresses, but also improve online security, confide...
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