Ipv4 vs. Ipv6
IPv4 vs. IPv6
By Melanie McCormick
Web Research Term Paper
October 7, 2008
OMGT 5823: Computer Applications
Instructor: Marita Ellixson and Nancy Sloan
Introduction
Improving a networks availability is the process of improving an existing network for better performance and reliability. Network improvement has become crucial to our pursuit of life and happiness in this modern generation. However, police departments, hospitals, businesses, individuals and virtually anything we depend on runs on their networked computer systems. The more we depend on these networked computer systems, the more it affects us when they stop working to our satisfaction. Those of us that are involved in the planning, designing, building and operation of these networks, must also be able to predict problems in advance and also allowing rooms for scalability. Predicting problems in advance allows us to reduce the impact of these problems. With predictions of improved network availability, we can make sure our networks are going to service people satisfactorily before we build them.
However, users of networks are expecting more from networks when compared to the early days when a network was meant for e-mail and resources sharing e.g. printers, files etc. Today, businesses depends mostly on networks for the purpose of transacting their business such as video conferencing with partners abroad, web-based order entry, payment processing and customer relationship management, to name a few. When these mission critical services are unavailable or performing poorly, they can bring business activities to a halt, affecting end user productivity, revenue, and customer satisfaction – hence, network availability should not go down but improved.
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the most widely-used method for transporting data within and between communications networks. It is as useful for the growing field of
By Melanie McCormick
Web Research Term Paper
October 7, 2008
OMGT 5823: Computer Applications
Instructor: Marita Ellixson and Nancy Sloan
Introduction
Improving a networks availability is the process of improving an existing network for better performance and reliability. Network improvement has become crucial to our pursuit of life and happiness in this modern generation. However, police departments, hospitals, businesses, individuals and virtually anything we depend on runs on their networked computer systems. The more we depend on these networked computer systems, the more it affects us when they stop working to our satisfaction. Those of us that are involved in the planning, designing, building and operation of these networks, must also be able to predict problems in advance and also allowing rooms for scalability. Predicting problems in advance allows us to reduce the impact of these problems. With predictions of improved network availability, we can make sure our networks are going to service people satisfactorily before we build them.
However, users of networks are expecting more from networks when compared to the early days when a network was meant for e-mail and resources sharing e.g. printers, files etc. Today, businesses depends mostly on networks for the purpose of transacting their business such as video conferencing with partners abroad, web-based order entry, payment processing and customer relationship management, to name a few. When these mission critical services are unavailable or performing poorly, they can bring business activities to a halt, affecting end user productivity, revenue, and customer satisfaction – hence, network availability should not go down but improved.
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the most widely-used method for transporting data within and between communications networks. It is as useful for the growing field of
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