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IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4)


Term
IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4)

Abbreviation
IPv4

Definition
IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) is the fourth version in the development of the IP (Internet Protocol). It is one of the core protocols of standards-based internetworking methods in the Internet and was the first version deployed for production in the ARPANET in 1983. It still routes most Internet traffic today, despite the on-going deployment of a successor protocol, IPv6.

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