IPv6 News

The Internet promises unlimited connectivity, but such connectivity requires that computers and devices find one another through a common address plan. The current plan, in place since the late 1970s, is running out of open addresses, and a new scheme called IPv6 is being put in place to power the Internet’s next stage of growth.
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Last week Kurt Erik Lindqvist, CEO of netnod announced to NANOG mailing list that the the I root server DNS server turned on IPv6. Currently, it’s only enabled at the Stockholm node. The Domain Name System (DNS) is the distributed hierarchical database on which most Internet services and applications rely and depend. The root of [...]

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It is predicted that the pool of IPv4 addresses will be depleted within a year, possibly even before that. Every single ISP must upgrade its network to handle IPv6. IPv6 experts from CableLabs, the SCTE, Suddenlink and Incognito Software provided a rundown of recommended migration options, details about the specific subsystems in service provider networks [...]

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Cisco today announced that the Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie (CRBN) has deployed Cisco Unified Communications Manager, running the new version of Internet Protocol (IPv6), to simplify its communications infrastructure. The deployments will facilitate the implementation of new IPv6-based collaboration applications and services and help improve operational efficiency. The new system will operate with the council’s [...]

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This is a last-call reminder to participate in the 2010 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey, conducted by GNKS Consult and TNO in collaboration with the RIPE NCC. The survey is available at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPv6deploymentmonitoring2010 The deadline to complete the survey is this Thursday, 1 July 2010. All five Regional Internet Registries have committed to soliciting participation [...]

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MONTREAL (May 25, 2010) – gogo6 inc., the leading provider of IPv6 products, community and services, today announced gogoNET (gogoNET.gogo6.com), the social network for IPv6 professionals, has reached over 20,000 members since its launch in December 2009.  Upon joining gogoNET members answer a few key questions which when taken together paint an informative picture of [...]

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In less than 18 months there will be no more big blocks of net addresses to give out, estimates suggest.
Predictions name 9 September 2011 as the date on which the last of those tranches is released for net firms and others to use.
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Ivan Pepelnjak (CCIE#1354) from ioshints.info is hosting a webex on April13th on Building IPv6 Service Provider Core When building an IPv6-enabled Service Provider core, you have three design options: dual-stack deployment, running IPv6 over MPLS (6PE) or running IPv6 inside a VPN (6VPE). This workshop describes the principles of all three design options and their [...]

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Following on a very successful event in January 2009 (videos and slides of the sessions are still available), which was supported by funding from the ISOC Community Grants Programme, the Irish National IPv6 Task Force is hosting another all-day summit in Dublin Castle, Ireland on Wednesday, 19 May 2010. This year’s event is designed to [...]

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For DirectAccess in Windows Server 2008 R2:
· Windows 2008 R2 Direct Access Server Management Pack for SC Operations Manager 2007 SP1
The management pack includes rich set of Alarms, Monitors and Agent Tasks that can be used to successfully and efficiently manage a DirectAccess server.
For DirectAccess in Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG):
· Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This management pack includes monitoring of Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) DirectAccess and its components and measuring user activity for successful DirectAccess client connections.
For DirectAccess in both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Forefront UAG:
· Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA)
A solution accelerator that helps streamline end-user support for DirectAccess . The DCA installs on DirectAccess clients and adds an icon to the notification area of the desktop. With this icon, you can determine your intranet connectivity status. The DCA also provides tools to help users reconnect on their own if problems arise and creates diagnostics to help mobile users provide IT staff with key information.
Joe Davies Principal Technical Writer for the Windows Server Networking Documentation Team…(read more)

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