The Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) has been the backbone of internet addressing since its inception, enabling billions of devices to connect and communicate with each other over the internet. Its design, based on a 32-bit addressing scheme, allows for the creation of approximately 4.3 billion unique IP addresses. However, with the exponential growth of internet-connected devices, including smartphones, tablets, and the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, this number is…