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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 November, 2009

IEEE Global Communications Conference
Posted by: admin on November 24, 2009 Comments Comments Off

This year’s IEEE Globecom 2009 conference will cover the entire range of communications technologies, offering in-depth information on the latest developments in voice, data, image and multimedia.

ICANN CEO Questioned Over IP Address Monopoly
Posted by: admin on November 24, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Aside from ICANN and the 5 Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), should there be other bodies involved in the allocation of IP numbers?

RIPE NCC Launches IPv6 Implementation Guide
Posted by: admin on November 24, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The RIPE NCC launches “How to Act Now – A Guide to Making IPv6 Deployment Simple,” the first paper to focus on real-world IPv6 business applications.

Now is the Time to Plan for Your IPv6 Transition
Posted by: admin on November 19, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The Internet will suffer if we do not act now.

Formation of New Zealand IPv6 Task Force
Posted by: admin on November 19, 2009 Comments Comments Off

IPv6 gains momentum in New Zealand with the formation of the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force.

How to Upgrade Your Network Securely
Posted by: admin on November 19, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Most enterprises will undergo a major network infrastructure upgrade as they shift to IPv6. Is your network administration ready for the upgrade?

NTT America Reinforces Role of IPv6 in Next Generation Internet Applications
Posted by: admin on November 12, 2009 Comments Comments Off

It started with the depletion of IPv4 addresses, followed by U.S. government IPv6 mandates. Now, it’s the possibilities and the improvements that are fueling IPv6 adoption around the globe.

IPv4 Addresses Almost Gone
Posted by: admin on November 12, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Once IPv4 addresses are depleted, organizations holding onto excess addresses are likely to sell their remaining IPv4 addresses.

Interview with John Curran of ARIN on the Urgency of IPv6 Transition
Posted by: admin on November 5, 2009 Comments Comments Off

In 700 days there will be no more IPv4 addresses. ARIN CEO John Curran is urging companies to make the shift to IPv6.

Is IPv6 Wrestling Within an Unpredictable Telecommunications Industry?
Posted by: admin on November 5, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Yves Poppe answers a question posed to him at the 40th International Institute of Communications (IIC) conference in Montreal: Should we be concerned about a shortage of IP addresses as more people use broadband networks for more things?