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IPv6 Perfect Storm | No Comments

IPv6 Forum Fellow, North American IPv6 Task Force Technology Director, and HP Distinguished Technologist and Strategist, Yanick Pouffary, wonders: Over the past decade there have been many papers and news articles written about IPv6. So why write yet another article on IPv6 today? What has changed? The news is that IPv6 is already present on [...]

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Why do we need IPv6? | No Comments

OK, let’s hypothesize here for a moment….close your eyes, well figuratively, not literally, or else you won’t be able to read my text and you’ll miss my point for sure!!
Thanks to a recent unrelated conversation with one of my Twitter friends this came up:
Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that General Motors [...]

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Where Does IPsec Fit Into An IPv6 Architectures? | No Comments

Securing network infrastructures is a never-ending quest of figuring out where to deploy the most effective strategies in a specific environment. While it is common to use IPsec for site-to-site IPv4 VPN environments, it is underutilized for host-to-host communication, which could offer a far greater improvement for secured communications. If IPv6 deployments are [...]

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Are There Benefits to an IPv6 NAT Solution? | No Comments

Over the years, IPv6 proponents have offered many reasons for the adoption. As a core networking protocol, it is difficult to assign a fabulous and compelling business case – IPv6 is, after all, just plumbing. But if I had to sum it up, IPv6 is about scalability and a restoration of the end-to-end architecture originally [...]

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Archive for May, 2009

Time Running out for Companies to Take IPv6 Seriously
Posted by: admin on May 29, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Drawing parallels between IPv6 and the issue of global warming, Carl Weinschenk suggests that though IPv6 inaction won’t be the end of the world, there will be significant social and financial ramifications if steps are not taken soon.

Why do we need IPv6?
Posted by: Geof Lambert on May 28, 2009 Comments No Comments

OK, let’s hypothesize here for a moment….close your eyes, well figuratively, not literally, or else you won’t be able to read my text and you’ll miss my point for sure!! Thanks to a recent unrelated conversation with one of my Twitter friends this came up: Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that General Motors [...]

Where Does IPsec Fit Into An IPv6 Architectures?
Posted by: Merike Kaeo on May 28, 2009 Comments No Comments

Securing network infrastructures is a never-ending quest of figuring out where to deploy the most effective strategies in a specific environment. While it is common to use IPsec for site-to-site IPv4 VPN environments, it is underutilized for host-to-host communication, which could offer a far greater improvement for secured communications. If IPv6 deployments are [...]

Interop Las Vegas 2009 IPv6 Survey
Posted by: admin on May 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

At this year’s Interop Expo, Jeremy Hitchcock, DNS and networking engineer, CEO at Dyn Inc., surveyed the crowd of technology vendors, buyers, and enthusiasts to see where they stand on the IPv6 transition.

Thoughts on IPv6 Security, Take Two
Posted by: admin on May 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

In a follow up to his post a few months ago, Derek Morr stands by his position that IPv6 is not a security threat.

Around the Globe in the Race Against IPv4 Address Depletion

Posted by: admin on May 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

In an interview with Jeff Doyle, an authority on IPv6 and author of Routing TCP/IP, Volume I and Volume II, Linda Leung uncovers what Doyle sees as the future for IPv6.

Profile: NTT America - Part 1
Posted by: admin on May 19, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Called “the quietest Tier-1 Internet backbone in the US”, Rob Powell tells NTT America’s story.

After Ten Years, Is IPv6 Finally Needed?
Posted by: admin on May 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

If Vint Cerf, the man credited with inventing Internet protocol (IP), says that CIOs need to prepare for IPv6, will companies listen?

European Agency Stresses IPv6 Co-operation
Posted by: admin on May 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Cultural and economic differences lead Axel Pawlik, managing director of the RIPE NCC, to believe that the United States’ latest push for IPv6 would not be as effective in Europe.

Review of 2009 Future-Net-Expo
Posted by: admin on May 12, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Following Doug Junkins' (VP of IP Engineering at NTT America) presentation on IPv6 deployment at this year's Future-Net-Expo, NTT America was featured in a blog post by Scott Hogg.