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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most important motivating factor for moving to IPv6?
A
better performance with IPv6
B
IPv6 addresses that are easier to work with
C
better security with IPv6
D
depletion of IPv4 addresses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IPv4 was in need of some add-ons, such as ICMP and ARP, to work. The depletion of the IPv4 address space was the motivating factor for the transition to IPv6.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three mechanisms are currently used for IPv4 to IPv6 transition. They are: dual stack, tunneling and network address translation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main motivation for the development of IPv6 was to increase the amount of available addresses compared to the present standard predecessor IPv4.

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