Transition to IPv6 Information Technology Essay
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Every computer on the internet is usually identified with a unique address in order to differentiate it from others. This, therefore, calls for a mechanism or protocol of assigning the address in a way that there is avoidance of two devices having a similar address. This is meant to avoid deadlocks on the network. The protocol that is usually used for assigning unique addresses to computers on the internet is known as internet protocol (IP).