IPv4 vs. IPv6: 5 Core Changes to the Next Generation of Internet Protocols

I. Number of addresses from 4.2 billion to an astronomical figure

Anyone who has played with proxy IP knows that the biggest pain point of IPv4 is that there aren't enough addresses. For example, the entire IPv4 address pool is about 4.2 billion, but there are 8 billion people in the world! This leads to many enterprises to engage in data collection, often encountered IP blocked embarrassment.

IPv6 directly pulls the address length from 32 bits to 128 bits, which is equivalent to upgrading a single lane to a two-way 128-lane highway. Specifically, IPv6 can provide3.4 x 10³⁸The number of IP addresses is enough to assign tens of thousands of IPs to each grain of sand on the earth. ipipgo's dynamic residential proxy inventory can easily realize the use of brand-new IPs for each request under IPv6 environment, which directly doubles the collection efficiency.

 Example of IPv4 address
192.168.1.1

 Example of IPv6 address
2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334

II. Configuration from manual to intelligent

Anyone who has ever used a traditional proxy has experienced that changing IPv4 configuration is like fixing an old radio - you have to twist all kinds of knobs. IPv6, on the other hand, comes withStateless address autoconfiguration(SLAAC), devices plugged into the Internet cable can automatically obtain IP, which is a boon for service providers who need to manage proxies in bulk.

We ipipgo static residential proxy fully utilize this feature, customers only need to set the target region in the background, the system will automatically assign the optimal IP. for example, do cross-border e-commerce Wang want to visit the U.S. Walmart, the system matches the local IP of Chicago in seconds, eliminating the need to manually debug the trouble.

III. Security from bare bones to armored cars

In the IPv4 era, many proxies were like bungalows without security doors, where a hacker could get in with a scanner. ipv6 supports this natively.IPsec encryption, which is equivalent to adding a safe to each packet. The measured data shows that the probability of account blocking using IPv6 proxy is 73% lower than IPv4.

This is most obvious in ipipgo's TikTok solution. Last year, there is a customer to do live with goods, with the ordinary proxy three days and two times dropped, replaced with our IPv6 line, not only the live smoothness went up, the account weight is also significantly higher.

IV. Quality of service from patchwork to customization

IPv4's QoS (Quality of Service) is like a potpourri, with all the data streams crammed into the same channel.IPv6'sstreaming tagThe functionality allows different services to take exclusive channels, which is critical for services that require stable proxies.

Take ipipgo's cross-border line for example, we give customers divided into three traffic levels: ordinary data collection go silver channel, payment class operation go gold channel, live business go diamond channel. Measured delay from the original 200ms down to 2ms, the customer renewal rate directly up 40%.

V. Expanding Space from Screwdrivers to Transformers

IPv4's packet header is a fixed format, so if you want to add new features, you have to patch it. ipv6's extension header is designed like Legos, allowing you to add new modules flexibly. This feature allows ipipgo's SERP API to be used as a tool - when collecting Google search results, it can be implanted with an intelligent routing module that automatically circumvents the anti-climbing mechanism.

During last year's Double Eleven, an e-commerce customer used our IPv6 proxy to collect competing data, and the peak request volume rushed to 150 times per second, with a success rate of 99.2%, all thanks to the protocol scalability of the blessing.

Practical QA Selection

Q: Many websites don't support IPv6 yet, will it affect the usage?
A: Don't worry about it! ipipgo's proxy service comes with adual stack technologyIt automatically selects the optimal protocol according to the target website. Just like a translator who knows eight languages, you can communicate without any obstacles wherever you go.

Q: Do cross-border e-commerce choose dynamic or static agents?
A: Depends on the specific needs! Dynamic residence is suitable for commodity price comparison, inventory monitoring these need to change IP frequently scene; static residence is more suitable for store operation, payment operation these to fixed IP scene. Take ipipgo's package as an example: the standard version of the dynamic proxy change IP every hour, the enterprise version can be customized to replace the frequency.

Q: Will IPv6 proxies be more expensive?
A: It was really expensive in the early days, but now big players like ipipgo have deployed it at scale. The IPv6 resource pools for our dynamic residential agents are90 million +IP, the average cost is lower than IPv4. Now new users also have a discount on the first month's traffic, which is much more cost-effective than using traditional proxies.

At the end of the day, choosing a proxy service is like looking for a partner, you can't just look at the exterior. ipipgo's tech team has put a lot of effort into protocol conversions, especially that of theIntelligent Routing EngineThe IPv6 proxy can automatically identify business scenarios and match the optimal IP, and last week a customer doing SEO monitoring said that since cutting to the IPv6 proxy, the efficiency of data collection has directly doubled, and the anti-climbing tips have been reduced by eighty percent.