Performance evaluation of IPV4 VS IPV6 in wireless networks

The explosive rate of wireless networks, catalyzed by the ubiquity of smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and 5G technology has placed in sharp focus the inadequacy of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), leading to an increased uptake of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). This paper compares and contrasts the performance of two new broadband technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 within the network environment under review using a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The review is a synthesis of the results of several peer-reviewed publications in order to analyze the key performance indicators such as latency, throughput, jitter, packet loss, convergence time, scalability, and security. The findings indicate that although a transition environment still provides IPv4 lower latency and higher throughput, its use in an IPv4-based environment that relies on Network Address Translation (NAT) and its limited scalability are not as efficient in the long run when there is an use of wireless environment. Comparatively, IPv6 exhibits an enormous increment in address space, mobility support, security and reliability, specifically in new wireless technologies. Increased overhead and thus slightly higher latency and decreased throughput In IPv6 deployment, there is often more overhead than application in dual-stack and tunnelling deployments, including the chances of an indirect route of an IPv4-only host. In general, what the study demonstrates is that the Internet Protocol needs to be extended to IPv6 to work in the future, even though the transition process may be problematic. The results indicate significant research deficits regarding efficiently tuning IPv6-wireless networks, especially in resource- and mobility-sensitive [environments and conditions. Further studies are needed regarding lightweight transition procedures, better routing, and security models in order to utilize various opportunities of IPv6 in next-generation wireless communications networks.