IPv6 Experiment


IPv6 Experiment
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Internet Protocol defines how computers communicate over a network. IP version 4 (IPv4), the currently prevalent version, contains just over four billion unique IP addresses, which is not enough to last indefinitely. IPv6 is a replacement for IPv4, offering far more IP addresses and enhanced security features.

ARIN and the other RIRs have distributed IPv6 alongside IPv4 since 1999. So far, ARIN has issued both versions in tandem and has not advocated one over the other, though it has closely monitored distribution trends with the understanding that the IPv4 available resource pool would continue to diminish.

With only 15% of IPv4 address space remaining, however, ARIN is now compelled to advise the Internet community that migration to IPv6 is necessary for any applications that require ongoing availability of contiguous IP number resources.

On 7 May 2007, the ARIN Board of Trustees passed a "Resolution on Internet Protocol Numbering Resource Availability."

ARIN IPv6 Wiki

The ARIN IPv6 Wiki [www.getipv6.info] site is hosted by ARIN to facilitate discussion and the sharing of information on IPv6 topics and issues. The content of this website is generated and maintained, in part, by the Internet number resource community members through consensus and open collaboration. Its purpose is to provide interested individuals in the community an opportunity to collaborate on subject matter pertaining to IPv6. Anything posted to this website must relate to IPv6 issues and topics generally considered to be current and relevant. The focus of this website is implementation and migration of IPv6 in the ARIN region, but content related to experiences outside the ARIN region is allowed.

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