IPv4

IPv4 and IPv6 are Internet protocol version 4 and Internet protocol version 6. IPv4 supports:IPv4 has a 32-bit address length IPv4 binary bits are separated by a dot(.) whereas IPv6 binary bits are separated by a colon(:). IPv4 is a numeric addressing method whereas IPv6 is an alphanumeric addressing method It Supports Manual and DHCP address configuration In IPv4 end to end, connection integrity is Unachievable It can generate 4.29×109 address space Fragmentation performed by Sender and forwarding routers In IPv4 Packet flow identification is not available In IPv4 checksum field is available It has broadcast Message Transmission Scheme In IPv4 Encryption and Authentication facility not provided IPv4 has a header of 20-60 bytes.