IPV6 features for enhancing QoS in the GIG

The design of the IPv6 protocol includes mechanisms that fix issues encountered in IPv4 networks and provides new features and capabilities. Many of these features enhance the end-to-end performance of converged IP-based networks, and QoS improvements are usually listed as a major advantage of IPv6. This paper reviews IPv6-based QoS-enabling mechanisms and provides various examples of how they can be used in the GIG, including some innovative approaches