Deploying IPv6: The Time Is NowOn 3 February 2011, the central pool of available IPv4 addresses managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) was depleted when each Regional Internet Registry (RIR) received its last /8 or 16,777,216 addresses.The five RIRs (AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC) will continue to allocate IPv4 address space to their members in accordance with their community-based regional policies until their pools of available IPv4 addresses are depleted. It is difficult to predict when the RIRs will run out of IPv4 addresses. The deployment of IPv6, a newer protocol that offers many more addresses, is imperative to the long-term growth, security and stability of the Internet. The NRO, on behalf of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), is calling on all stakeholders to make the deployment of IPv6 a priority. The NRO’s efforts include:
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The IPv4 Internet will continue to operate, but the lack of available IPv4 addresses may affect network growth. The adoption of IPv6 offers a solution.
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