IPv4

Summary

IPv4 is a computer network protocol^[1]. IPv4 ranks in the top 3% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• IPv4's image is recorded as IPv4 Packet-ar.svg^[3].
• IPv4's image is recorded as IPv4 Packet-en.svg^[4].
• IPv4's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol^[5].
• IPv4's instance of is recorded as specification edition^[6].
• IPv4's followed by is recorded as IPv6^[7].
• IPv4's GND ID is recorded as 4588596-5^[8].
• IPv4's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite^[9].
• IPv4's Commons category is recorded as IPv4^[10].
• IPv4's edition number is recorded as 4^[11].
• IPv4's publication date is recorded as +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• IPv4's edition or translation of is recorded as Internet Protocol^[13].
• IPv4's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IPv4^[14].
• IPv4's described by source is recorded as RFC 791: Internet Protocol^[15].
• IPv4's replaced by is recorded as IPv6^[16].
• IPv4's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3761^[17].
• IPv4's uses is recorded as IPv4 address^[18].
• IPv4's Quora topic ID is recorded as IPv4^[19].
• IPv4's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19570086^[20].
• IPv4's OSI Model layer location is recorded as network layer^[21].
• IPv4's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779233093^[22].
• IPv4's De Agostini ID is recorded as IPv4^[23].
• IPv4's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779233093^[24].
• IPv4's man page is recorded as ip.7^[25].
• IPv4's ICANNWiki page ID is recorded as IPv4^[26].

Body

Publication

IPv4's publication date is recorded as +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12]. IPv4's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

IPv4's followed by is recorded as IPv6^[7].

Why It Matters

IPv4 ranks in the top 3% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month).^[2] IPv4 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] IPv4 is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]