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IPv6 Deployment Picking Up Speed

Posted by Unknown on from the no-ipv4-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Internet's addressing authority (IANA) ran out of IPv4 Internet addresses in early 2011. The IPv6 protocol (now 15 years old) was designed exactly for this scenario, as it provides many more addresses than our foreseeable addressing needs. However, IPv6 deployment has so far been dismal, accounting for 1% of total traffic (the high-end of estimates). A recent paper by researchers at the Cooperative Association for Internet Data analysis (CAIDA) indicates that IPv6 deployment may be picking up at last. The paper, published at the Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) shows that the IPv6 network shows signs of maturing, with its properties starting to resemble the deployed IPv4 network. Deployment appears to be non-uniform, however; while the 'core' of the network appears to be ready, networks at the 'edges' are lacking. There are geographical differences too — Europe and the Asia Pacific region are ahead of North America."

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  1. 2013 could be... by Bradmont · · Score: 5, Funny

    The year of IPv6 on the desktop!

    1. Re:2013 could be... by NatasRevol · · Score: 4, Funny

      It looks cool.

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      There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
  2. Come on slashdot ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is not what I expected from you when facebook and google enabled it long ago ...

    1. Re:Come on slashdot ... by canadiannomad · · Score: 5, Informative

      The problem I have faced is that none of my server ISPs will even let me get an IPv6 address even if I know they have it and I beg. That goes for major service providers too. I'm looking at you Amazon Cloud and RackSpace. Amazon kinda has it, but only if you use one of their load balancers.

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      Hmm, the humour and sarcasm seem to have been be lost on you.
  3. New Rule: by ledow · · Score: 4, Interesting

    New Rule:

    Websites are only allowed to try to garner page-views on IPv6 when all the websites that article is posted on are available over IPv6.

  4. Provider slowness. by PlusFiveTroll · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IPv6 Capable operating systems: check.
    IPv6 Capable router: check.
    IPv6 Capable cable modem: check.
    IPv6 Capable internet service: .........

    Maybe one of these years the cable company will get this figured out, sigh.