IPv6 was primarily developed to address the limitation in the number of available IP addresses inherent in IPv4. As the internet grew, the number of connected devices exceeded what IPv4 could accommodate due to its 32-bit address space. IPv6, with its 128-bit address space, significantly increases the number of possible addresses, thus mitigating address exhaustion. The other options, while potentially benefits or features of IPv6, are not the primary reasons for its development.
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What is address exhaustion in the context of IPv4?
How does IPv6 improve upon address allocation compared to IPv4?