The application of dual stack approach in the implementation of IPv6 presents several advantages over the traditional methods and techniques. Dual stack approach refers to the techniques of full replication of all the stages in the protocol stack ranging from application layer to the network layer. In most cases, complete duplication is attained through by running both TCP/IP and OSI protocols on the same system (Chakraborty, Nitul and Biradar 89). It is imperative to note that the same concept can be employed to assist in the introduction of IPv6 in a network system. In the context of IPv6 introduction using dual stack approach, a protocol stack that contain both IPv6 and IPv4 are installed and operated on the same system at the same time. This approach is effective ensuring the smooth and gradual transition from IPv4 to IPv6. It is also important to note that only the network layer is duplicated while the rest of the layers remain identical.
Figure 1 shows the IPv6 dual stack approach through the OSI layer. Only the network layer is duplicated with both IPv6 and IPv4 protocols. It is worth noting that in IPv6 dual stack approach, the subsets of both router and hosts are upgraded to support IPv6 as well as IPv4. This approach guarantees that the upgrade note use IPv6 to always interoperate with nodes that are specifically configured to operate with IPv4.
The application and use of dual stack approach in IPv6 introduction present numerous benefits to media traffic. It ensures smooth and gradual transition from IPv4 to IPv6 which is much faster and has the ability to handle more traffic than the previous version IPv4. As a consequence, running both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols on the same system at the same time ensures that the network can handle more media traffic at an improved speed without any difficulty.
Works Cited
Chakraborty, Krishna, Nitul Dutta, and Biradar. S. R. "Simulation of ipv4-to-ipv6 dual stack
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