Compact and user-friendly representation of IPv6 addressing approach and masking

Abstract

This paper presents a friendly representation of currently implemented IPv6 address and proposes a more compact and end-user friendly format for IT professionals. It has been evaluated that the next generation IPv6 address would not only facilitate network professionals but also be used by all communities. IPv6 will also be employed on objects other than communication devices for tracking and remote administration viz. household electronic devices, mobile devices and even assign Human beings to track them. Considering the fact that it would be harder to remember 32 characters long IPv6 address separated by colons by humans like remembering telephone numbers, this paper presents an alpha-numeric IPv6 address Masking which contains 0-9, a-z, A-Z, . (dot) and - (Hyphen) using base64 number system. Total length of address reduces from 39 characters (32 + 7 colons) to the maximum of 22 characters that is approximately 56% (22/39*100). The proposed 22 characters address which is a user-friendly address could be further compressed by using ¿6 5 4 rule¿ which has also been proposed in this paper.