Foreign media said World of Warcraft will adopt the IPv6 protocol

Foreign media reported that the US International Data Group has adopted the next-generation IPv6 protocol, and World of Warcraft is applying to Internet service providers to use this protocol. The article said that because the number of Internet service providers that can provide this agreement is still very limited, although it is impossible to implement it immediately. However, with the huge number of 11.4 million users worldwide, World of Warcraft will be upgraded to the IPv6 camp sooner or later.

What is IPv6?

IPv6 is the abbreviation of Internet Protocol Version 6, in which Internet Protocol is translated as "Internet Protocol ". IPv6 is the next-generation IP protocol designed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to replace the current version of the IP protocol IPv4. Currently, the version number of the IP protocol is 4 (IPv4), and its next version is IPv6.

IPv6 has a larger address space, enhanced Multicast support, and streaming Support), which makes multimedia applications on the network have a great opportunity to develop, it also supports automatic Configuration. This is an improvement and expansion of the DHCP protocol, making it easier and faster to manage networks, especially local networks. In addition, IPv6 provides higher security.