IPv6 News

T-Mobile USA is running an open beta for enabling IPv6 address assignment to some devices on its network in place of the traditional IPv4 addresses.
Complete info at Android Police.

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World’s Largest IPv6 backbone continues leadership in preparing network engineers, CIOs and others for the deployment of next-generation Internet connectivity.
Complete info at SunHerald, Virtual-Strategy and MarketWatch.

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Nixu Software has been awarded the IPv6 Ready Gold Certificate by the IPv6 Ready Forum for its DDI Software Appliance platform on 21st December 2011.
Complete info at CircleID.

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A powerline communications (PLC) protocol developed by Maxim Integrated Products in partnership with French electricity utility ERDF and broadband terminal firm Sagemcom has been approved as a low-frequency, OFDM-based narrowband PLC standard.
Complete info at ElectronicsWeekly.

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Today, the FreeBSD Foundation announced the recent release of FreeBSD 9.0. FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE raises the bar for open source operating systems in terms of file system reliability, IPv6-readiness, networking capabilities, compiler and toolchain technologies, and security.
Complete info at PRWeb.

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Three trends – VDI, mobile, and IPv6 – are rapidly converging upon the enterprise.
Complete info at at Sys-Con.

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Nixu DDI Software Appliance Platform Awarded Gold Medal for Its IPv6 Support on 21st December 2011Nixu Software has been awarded the IPv6 Ready Gold Certificate by the IPv6 Ready Forum for its DDI Software Appliance platform on 21st December 2011. The tests, which were carried out by an independent third party approved by the IPv6 Ready Forum, validated the interoperability between Nixu DDI Software Appliance platform and other networking products with IPv6 Ready Gold Certificate. Other manufacturers with IPv6 Ready Gold Certificate include Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, RedHat, VMware, Hewlett-Packard and IBM.

The exhaustion of IPv4 address space in 2011 made IPv6 connectivity an unavoidable reality. While most organizations are yet to face an urgent need for introducing IPv6 support in their networks, they should nonetheless, plan ahead to ensure a smooth transition to a dual-stack environment. The increased complexity of the IPv6 address syntax and the vast size of the available address space mean that DDI services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) play an even more pivotal role in managing these dual-stack networks.

Having introduced full dual-stack support already in 2004, Nixu Software has been a pioneer in the wide-scale adoption of IPv6 network connectivity. Juha Holkkola, the Managing Director of Nixu Software, said in this regard: “When we started out working with dual-stack environments, there was no strict standard, let alone any certification available. Now that IPv6 is going mainstream, we decided that it was a good time to have Nixu DDI platform’s world-class IPv6 support formally acknowledged. Our products sailed through the testing phase in a matter of weeks, which is pretty impressive considering that for some of our competitors it has taken over a year, while for others it seems completely impossible.”

To celebrate this achievement, Nixu Software has released a new version of howismydns.com, a free online test tool used to validate the configurations of public DNS servers. This latest version provides complete support for dual-stack networks, allowing fully transparent testing process for IPv4, IPv6 and dual-stack DNS deployments. In addition to IPv6 support, the new toolset also comes with a number of DNSSEC validation tests. To try out the latest IPv6 DNS and DNSSEC testing tools, please visit howismydns.com.

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Silver Spring Networks has introduced Gen4, a new fourth-generation networking technology that is the latest advancement in smart grid networking, bringing greater flexibility and choice to utilities. Gen4 technology provides an integrated cellular option that delivers the industry’s first Micromesh technology, which give utilities more options to support multiple smart grid applications on an integrated, centrally managed IP network.
Complete info at SmartMeters.

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The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is simple and SA’s systems are ready, according to the Department of Communications (DOC).
Complete info at ITWeb.

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Elliptic Technologies, a leading supplier of security semiconductor IP and software has announced the release of its IPsec Security Protocol Processor, SPP-230, to address the security needs of the 4G LTE mobile backhaul networks. This unique security engine accelerates IPsec packet processing to allow for multi Gbps performance by providing complete IPv6 ESP and AH packet transforms support.
Complete info at Design & Reuse and PRWeb.

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