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Item COMPARISON OF VARIOUS TRANSITION MECHANISMS FROM IPv4 TO IPv6(2015-06-25) AL-FAYYADH, Faris; KOYUNCU, MuratIPv4 which is the old version of Internet Protocol has a new successor named IP Next Generation (IPng) or IPv6 developed by IETF. This new version is developed especially to resolve some issues of IPv4 like scalability, performance and reliability. Although new version is ready for usage, it is obvious that it will take years to transit fully from IPv4 to IPv6. We have to use these two versions together for a long time. Therefore, we have to investigate and know transition mechanisms that we can use during transition period to achieve a transition with minimum problem. This thesis analyzes present IP transition techniques. Here an attempt has also been made to make empirical evaluation of the three most generally used transition mechanisms which are Automatic 6to4 Tunneling, Manual 6in4 Tunneling and Dual Stack. The obtained test results are also compared with the results of native IPv6 and native IPv4 environments. Empirical evaluation is based on simulations which are carried out using OPNET simulation framework. The outcomes of the thesis are important for providing an insight for choosing an appropriate transition technique, an idea about network capacity planning and migration.