Network performance metrics for transition from IPv4 TO IPv6 Networks
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2019-11
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KIBU
Abstract
The internet platform has been facilitated by a huge number of interconnected network
nodes hence the dire need for extra pool of addresses, quality of services, routing
efficiency, performance and optimization. These developments have contributed to the
implementation of IPv6 to replace and improve the depleted IPv4 address pool. Although
IPv6 promises enhancements to IPv4 standards, it’s evident it is maturing albeit slowly
despite its implementation on major networks and operating systems. However, IPv6
transition presents performance degradation challenges to the Internet Protocol at
implementation. These include bandwidth, throughput, latency and jitter performance with
regard to the data, video, and voice traffic. Several solutions have been proposed, including
dual-stacking, tunneling, and translation transition strategies that are not yet mature. The
study purpose to enhance performance for transition from IPv4 to IPv6 networks to solve
the performance degradation problems caused by the premature transition strategies and
expedite IPv6 deployment. This study was achieved by establishing the performance
degradation associated with transition mechanisms in transiting from IPv4 to IPv6
networks, analyzing how the mapping of configuration attributes to transition mechanisms
affect performance degradation from IPv4 to IPv6 networks, and developing a model for
smooth transition from IPv4 to IPv6 networks. This was accomplished by experimental
design. The target population was on ISPs networks operating in Kenya. Purposive
sampling was used to select service providers running on both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
Data collection combined interviews and content analysis. Internal consistency reliability
estimation was administered to network experts on one occasion to estimate reliability.
Feel for data (descriptive) and goodness of data (inferential) analysis was employed by the
study. There were three primary components designed to enhance performance in form of
traffic recognition and prioritization application for making decisions in the IPv6
deployments: the IPv6 transition app, the IPv6 transition controller, and the type of service
(ToS) database. This study is an enabler for ultra-high performance networks providing for
more efficient interconnection between bandwidth intensive Web and information service
providers and customers. This will improve government operations for streamlining
services for more citizens, improve quality and delivery of services countrywide, increase
economic activity and jobs for urban and rural areas and foster high speed universal
Internet access.