Quality of Service and performance characterization of IPv6 relative to IPv4

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

V.1 CONCLUSION

The main objective of this study was to prepare readers of our book for the next step of networking technology evolution regarding the current exponential growth of the Internet.

The objectives and goals of the study have been achieved successfully:

1. A practical setting up LAN network for migration step was done.

2. Comparison of two version of IP has been given.

3. Analysis of network with network application called MaaTec Network Analyzer has been used to analyze network traffic.

We conclude by saying that the IPv6 is inevitable, will come and will impact on all companies that maintain, implement or use IP networks. So any organization that wants to evolve with the new technology, and upgrade their network, it is right time to begin moving toward IPv6 in order to be in touch with applications that will come with this new technology.

V.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

Basing on the findings of this study; we suggest that organizations which depend on the Internet based on the IPv4 infrastructure to start migrating to the IPv6 and require IPv6 addresses space from their ISP.

We also recommend future researchers of this project to integrate the use of IPSec, the protocol for IP network-layer encryption and authentication, which is built-in in IPv6 and the Mobile IPv6^45(*) which is IETF standard communications protocol that is designed to allow mobile device users to move from one network to another while maintaining their permanent IPv6 address; this research requires an IPv6 network.

Another aspect of network management that we recommend to be integrated in this project is to upgrade the devices that touch IP such as routers in order to support IPv6 applications and to upgrade their backbone and switching hardware anyway, and can use that as an opportunity to turn on IPv6 at the same time. This aspect is especially true for network manager who must assure the quality of service expected by the users.

We do also recommend instructions and most of the disciplines represented in their IT department to integrate IPv6 in institutions.

* ⁴⁵ http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3775.html (November 18, 2006)