Translucent Implementation of IPv6 Addressing Scheme in Communication Networks

Abstract

This paper presents a translucent representation of currently implemented IPv6 address and proposes a more compact and end-user friendly format for IT professionals especially for naive users. It has been evaluated that the next generation IPv6 address would not only facilitate network professionals but also be used by all other communities. IPv6 will also be employed on objects other than communication devices for tracking and remote administration viz. household electronic devices, mobile devices and even assign Human beings to track them. Considering the fact that it would be harder to remember 32 characters long IPv6 address separated by colons by humans like remembering telephone numbers, this paper presents an alphanumeric IPv6 address Masking which contains 0-9, a-z, A-Z, . (dot) and – (Hyphen) using base64 number system. Total length of address reduces from 39 characters (32 + 7 colons) to the maximum of 22 characters that is approximately 56% (22/39*100). The proposed 22 characters address which is a userfriendly address could be further compressed by using “6 5 4 rule” which has also been proposed in this paper. Another approach that can be used as easy to remember IPv6 addresses is Domain Name Services (DNS). It translates IP addresses into human acceptable names and vice versa. However, it has been evaluated that the promulgation processing of modifying in DNS Server requires days in case of IPv4 and it multiplies in the case of IPv6. An authoritative response from a non-authoritative DNS server is also proposed for IP address resolution and tested, through which not only request time out has been reduced but also DNS response time decreased to 50% approximately in comparison with the existing DNS resolution process.