What actually happens when we run out of IPv4 Addresses?

Question

What happens when we run out of IPv4 addresses? <- Can no more devices connect to the internet?

In: Technology

Answer 1

they’ve already implemented IPv6… per [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address#IPv6_addresses), “In IPv6, the address size was increased from 32 bits in IPv4 to 128 bits, thus providing up to 2^128 (approximately 3.403×1038) addresses. This is deemed sufficient for the foreseeable future.”