Internet Information and Resources
IPv6
IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) address standard. It has been available for use since 1999, but as the end of the available pool of IPv4 addresses approaches, the need for more understanding and awareness of IPv6 will grow. (See also ISOC policy issues...)
We have gathered a collection of useful links and articles about IPv6 below:
- ISOC Member Briefings
- Articles from The ISP Column
- ICANN Announcements
- RIR Statements and resources
- Other IPv6 related information
ISOC Member Briefings
- IPv6: Necessary for Mobile and Wireless Internet, 20 June 2003, by Alper Yegin, Carl Williams
- Addressing the Digital Divide with IPv6-enabled Broadband Power Line Communications, 5 May 2003, by Jordi Palet
- Establishment of global IPv6 address policies 7 April 2003, by Takashi Arano
- IPv6 in the Home Makes Sense, May 2002, by Aidan Williams, Brian Haberman, Roger Kermode
- The Transition to IPv6 , January 2002, by Eric Carmès
- IPv6 Implementation, September 2001, by Jim Bound
- IPv6 and the Future of the Internet, 23 July 2001, by Brian Carpenter
Articles from The ISP Column
A monthly opinion column by Geoff Huston
- Transition to IPv6, August 2007
- IPv4 Exhaustion Nears, July 2007
- IPv6 Ping Pong, May 2007
- IPv6 - Evolution or Revolution, January 2006
- Just how big is IPv6? - or where did all those addresses go? , July 2005
- Multi-Homing and Identity in IPv6, June 2004
- Waiting for IP version 6, January 2003
- Response by IPv6 Forum, by Latif Ladid and Jim Bound
ICANN Announcements
- IPv6 Factsheet
- IPv6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone, 4 February 2008
RIR Statements and resources
AfriNIC
- AfriNIC position on the future of IP number resources
- Analysis of the future exhaustion of the IPv4 Central pool in relation to IANA and its impact on the AfriNIC region 24 April 2007, by Adiel Akplogan and Alain Patrick Aina
- Proposed Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space, by R. Gagliana, F. Obispo, H. El Nakhal, D. Allain Kla, 7 July 2007>
APNIC
- ARIN IPv6 Wiki
- Community resolution on IPv4 and IPv6 issues, 6 September 2007
ARIN
- ARIN IPv6 Wiki
- ARIN Board of Trustees Statement on the Future of IP Addressing in the ARIN Region, 1 August 2007
LACNIC
- LACNIC IPv6 Information Portal
- LACNIC IPv6 Information Center
- IPv6 - IP Version 6, the New Internet Protocol, by Mariela Rocha, Latin American and Caribbean IPv6 TF Chair
Other IPv6 related information
- ISOC Australia Chapter IPv6 for e-business website and Return on Investment evaluator
- IPv4/IPv6 Operational Transition Information Collection project
- 6net IPv6 deployment guide
Other ISOC resources
See also our policy materials on IP addressing.
