IPv8: An Alternative IPv4 Successor with Backward Compatibility and Integrated Network Management
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Summary
This article introduces IPv8, an alternative successor to IPv4 that differs from IPv6 by focusing on integrated network management and single-stack backward compatibility. IPv4 is described as a proper subset of IPv8, and IPv4-only devices can coexist on the same network segment without any changes. The article also addresses common questions about device upgrades and explains that a GoFundMe campaign is funding the kernel build of IPv8 and the first ZoneServer reference implementation.
Key quotes
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IPv4 is a proper subset of IPv8 — r.r.r.r = 0.0.0.0 is an IPv4 address.
No. IPv4-only devices on a shared segment with IPv8 devices continue to operate unchanged.
ARP8 dual-probe ensures an IPv8 sender transmits IPv4 to an IPv4 neighbour. No IPv4 device ever receives a packet with version 8 in the IP header.
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