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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

One comparison likens BGP to GPS applications on mobile phones. IPv6 crossed this milestone late last year. That same year, traffic from a number of financial institutions, including MasterCard, Visa, and others was also routed through a Russian government-controlled telecommunications company under “unexplained” circumstances.

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IPv4 vs IPv6 – Why is IPv6 so important?

Galido

IPv6 is the newest version of Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification number and location for each of the world’s Internet-connected devices. if it weren’t for IPv6. The Internet continues to grow and that growth will only be accommodated by IPv6 addresses.

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