A Survey on Methodologies and Techniques for IPv6 Network Alias Resolution

With the promotion and use of IPv6 worldwide, the demand of research on IPv6 alias resolution is increasing. Understanding and resolving aliases in IPv6 addresses is vital on research of IPv6. In this paper, we discuss the definition of alias address and alias prefix. By classifying, organizing, and summarizing the alias resolution algorithms, we analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm in detail and discuss the various challenges they face. In the end, we point out the problems that should be paid attention to in future research in aliasing target set selection and inference method in alias resolution algorithms.