Many service providers already have IPv6 supported in their core networks and have made significant progress toward supporting IPv6 on their access networks as well. However, compared to their service provider counterparts, enterprise IT departments are lagging behind when it comes to planning for IPv6 traffic.
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Ixia has drawn on its industry expertise and experience working with global customers, industry forums, and test labs to predict the networking industry's top trends for 2012. We expect growth to come from data center, wireless, security, IPv6, and Carrier Ethernet deployments. Check out our predictions for the following technology areas: Read more »
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In recent years, the popularity of mobile devices such as smart phones, iPads, iPods, Internet radio, DVRs, game consoles, and the like has depleted the global pool of IPv4 addresses, limiting growth opportunities. As the IPv6 protocol compensates for the shortage, ABI Research estimates that worldwide mobile broadband-enabled IPv6 devices will reach one billion by the end of this year.
Many service providers already have IPv6 supported in their core networks and have made significant progress toward supporting IPv6 on their access networks as well. However, compared to their service provider counterparts, enterprise IT departments are lagging behind when it comes to planning for IPv6 traffic. Read more »
We wrote last month of the impending World IPv6 Day on June 8th, which came and went without much fanfare. More than 400 websites and Internet service providers (ISPs) around the world, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Akamai, and Limelight Networks, participated in the 24-hour event that provided a coordinated “test flight” of their IPv6-enabled services. Some reports of the event state that there were a few glitches, but no major catastrophes. Read more »
As organized by the Internet Society (ISOC), June 8th is “World IPv6 day”, the global-scale test flight of IPv6. Many major organizations (like Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai,and Limelight Networks) will enable IPv6 on their main websites for a 24 hour period. This will provide a clear idea of web and home device readiness for IPv6. Read more »