To avert Internet crisis, the IPv6 scramble begins2011-01-27 11:57 by DanielaTags: Internet, IPv4, IPv6
Remember Y2K? The Internet today is facing a similarly big problem all over again, but nobody knew exactly when it would hit-until now. The problem is the day the conventional Internet runs out of room for new computers because the world has used up the supply of Internet addresses that computers need to communicate over the Net. It's likely that this week or next, the central supplier of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses will dole out the last ones at the wholesale level. That will set the clock ticking for the moment in coming months when those addresses will all be snapped by corporate Web sites, Internet service providers, or other eventual owners. And that means it's now a necessity, not a luxury, to rebuild the Net on a more modern foundation called IPv6. It's taken a long time because there was little immediate payback for companies spending money and time to build IPv6 support. But even though the carrot to motivate people has been pretty small, the stick now is getting bigger with each passing week. Read more -here-
Post your review/comments
rate:
avg:
|