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RIPE NCC Launches IPv6 Implementation Guide
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- With just over 10% of IPv4 address space left, the RIPE NCC launches How to Act Now - a guide to making
IPv6 deployment simple.
The RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia today
launches How to Act Now, a resource to help business and government representatives plan and execute IPv6
deployment. This is the first tool of its kind to focus on deploying IPv6 in a real-world, business environment.
How to Act Now includes expert advice, video clips, and hints and tips on all aspects of planning and
implementing IPv6 within your network, no matter how large or small. The content addresses the questions and
challenges faced by business and technical representatives from large enterprises, small businesses, ISPs and
government organisations when adopting IPv6.
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version six) is the latest version of the Internet addressing protocol. All devices connected
to the Internet need an IP address in order to connect to other devices in the network. The majority of the Internet is
currently run on IPv4, but only about ten per cent of the address space now remains unallocated. Adoption of IPv6
is vital to enable new users and devices to connect to the Internet.
Organisations that delay IPv6 adoption may face increased costs due to poor procurement planning and rushed
deployment. Failure to ensure that all devices and networks are IPv6 compatible could lead to problems
communicating with other Internet users and inhibit access to online content and services.
"With most estimates putting IPv4 exhaustion only two years away, at best, it is clear that concerted action on
IPv6 deployment is necessary to ensure the stability of the Internet and its continued growth," comments Axel
Pawlik, Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. "Failure to deploy IPv6 ahead of the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses is
one of the biggest threats facing the Internet today."
"With How to Act Now, the RIPE NCC aims to help all organisations, from governments and vendors to ISPs and
telcos, to put the adoption and integration of IPv6 at the top of their technology agenda. Deployment of new
technology takes time, and as the point of IPv4 exhaustion looms ever closer, time will be the one luxury that we as
an industry no longer have."
SOURCE: The RIPE NCC
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