Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

IPv6 Adoption Will Grow With Smart Grid Adoption, Hopes Cisco

Posted by timothy on from the watch-for-rent-seeking-through-legislation dept.

darthcamaro writes "A lot of people in the US have not seen a use case for the use of IPv6 yet, since we've got plenty of IPv4 addresses. But what happens when the entire electrical grid gets smart? The so-called Smart Grid will need a networking transport mechanism that will connect potentially hundreds of millions of people and devices. Networking giant Cisco sees IP (internet protocol) as the right transport and IPv6 as the logical choice for addressing. 'Pv6 is an interesting discussion and one that occupies a lot of bandwidth at Cisco,' Marie Hattar, Cisco's vice president of network systems and security solutions marketing said. 'Some people say that for smaller deployments, we could get away with IPv4, but the smart grid has a number of parts. The point is that if you're looking to build this [smart grid] out, why not build it out on the scalable protocol from the get-go?'"

6 of 169 comments (clear)

  1. Re:oh the headache ... by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    when can we stop talking about IPv6? Just as soon as the IPv7 standard is released?

    --
    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
  2. The last thing we need is for the power grid by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    to become self-aware AND connected to the internet. It will spend the whole day looking at ionic porn instead of providing power.

    "ooh baby, I can see your net positive charge, come put it in my net negative charge..ooh, you like like bonding....yeah baby...ooh, you want to get kinky and go 3 atom covalent?"

    --
    Monstar L
    1. Re:The last thing we need is for the power grid by Cheesetrap · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wouldn't you be putting your net negative charge in the net positive charge?

      Hey don't push your politics on me, man!

  3. Can't Wait by sexconker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't wait to DDoS your fridge, then call you up (over VoIP) and ask you if your fridge is running.

  4. the Linux desktop will drive ipv6 by Trepidity · · Score: 4, Funny

    IPv6 adoption, I predict, will increase markedly in The Year of the Linux Desktop.

    --
    10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
  5. Re:NEGATIVE! Seperate it from public! by FooAtWFU · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't worry! You see, by using IPv6 you can guarantee that no normal host on the Internet is ever going to be capable of reaching it! :)

    --
    The World Wide Web is dying. Soon, we shall have only the Internet.