IPv6 migration: Do it for the right reasons

Much of the conversation around IPv6 has been based on the fear of IPv4 address exhaustion and the impending collapse of the Internet if we dont migrate. If we dont comply, customers will be unable to reach our sites and we will simply disappear from the electronic world.

Fear, however, is a poor motivator; it does not build a business case.

Most practitioners agree that the word migration is a misnomer in conjunction with IPv6. It suggests moving to a pure IPv6 world and eschewing the existing IPv4 world. Experts would agree that this simply isnt true, practical or even possible for some time.

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2011-09-08 11:18:51, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/4ENf1vlR_Z8/

IPv6 Design: Forget The IPv4 Rules

Youve acquired a nice new IPv6 address block, and now you need to come up with an IPv6 address allocation design for your network. If there is one bit of advice I can offer you as you begin your IPv6 address design, its this: Abandon almost everything youve learned about IPv4 address design. Throw it right out the window.

Yes, an IPv6 address at the binary level is still used the same way an IPv4 address is used. Yes, the address bits are still divided between a network part that specifies the exact location of the link to which a device is attached and a host part that identifies a specific device on the link. Yes, you still use CIDR notation (a forward slash and a number) to specify an address prefix of some length. And, yes, if you want to represent just the prefix you set all the host bits to zero (a 24-bit IPv4 prefix might be written as 192.168.23.0/24; a 48-bit IPv6 prefix might be written as 2001:db8:9c5::/48).

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2011-09-08 11:16:15, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/pWQXssMc2xQ/

Move to IPv6 could lead to huge jump in cyber crime

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Billions of new domain names and IP addresses will complicate investigations, warns Soca

The switch to IPv6 will cause difficulties for law enforcement agencies by opening up billions of domain names and IP addresses, according to a senior manager at the Serious Organised...

2011-09-08 10:02:18, Source: http://feeds.v3.co.uk/c/554/f/464337/s/181841ae/l/0L0Sv30O0Cv30Euk0Cnews0C210A77310Cipv60Elead0Ehuge0Ejump0Ecyber0Ecrime/story01.htm

De Stichting IPv6 Nederland publiceert whitepaper ‘IP Version Dependency in Application Software – Preparing source code for IPv6′

Den Haag – 6 september 2011 – De Stichting IPv6 Nederland publiceert deze week een white paper over de IPv6-aspecten van applicatiesoftware. Het document behandelt in detail de afhankelijkheden van de IP-versie die in programmacode kunnen voorkomen en de risico’s in het netwerkgebruik die daarmee gepaard gaan. Aan de hand van een classificatie van de risico’s kunnen managers een plan van aanpak opstellen voor inspectie en aanpassing van bestaande software.

Het document ‘IP Version Dependency in Application Software – Preparing source code for IPv6’ is door de Stichting IPv6 Nederland (Stipv6) geschreven in samenwerking met de Software Improvement Group (SIG). Na onderzoek van 132 systemen concludeerde SIG in 2010 dat 1 op de 12 recent gebouwde informatie systemen problemen zouden kunnen ondervinden bij de omschakeling van IPv4 naar IPv6.

Het white paper van Stichting IPv6 gaat in detail in op de risico’s en geeft handvatten om ze op te zoeken, te identificeren en op te lossen. Software is toekomstvast als het probleemloos met zowel IPv4 als IPv6 kan omgaan.
IPv6 is het nieuwe internetprotocol dat het komende IP-adrestekort oplost dat met IPv4 ontstaat. Voor IPv6 moeten netwerken, werkstations en servers aangepast worden. Ook zakelijke software (zowel maatwerk alsmede pakketoplossingen zoals ERP en CRM) moeten worden gecontroleerd en mogelijk aangepast. Veel IT-managers zijn zich hiervan niet bewust en veronderstellen dat programma’s geen specifieke afhankelijkheden van de IP-versie hebben. Het onderzoek van SIG toont echter aan dat de kans hierop aanwezig is. Het Stipv6 white paper ‘IP Version Dependency in Application Software – Preparing source code for IPv6’ is kosteloos te downloaden op www.stipv6.nl.

2011-09-06 07:28:16, Source: http://www.fix6.net/archives/2011/09/06/de-stichting-ipv6-nederland-publiceert-whitepaper-ip-version-dependency-in-application-software-%e2%80%93-preparing-source-code-for-ipv6/

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: IPv6IPv6 Act Now

The previous two columns in this series—The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011—discussed the Cloud and Recreational Hacking and what they mean for corporate counsel. This column looks at the third of the Horsemen: IPv6, the new protocol for the Internet that is rolling out over the next few months.

The Internet—originally known as ARPANET, among other configurations—was developed by geniuses like Jon Postel, Vint Cerf, Lawrence Roberts, and others who made the technology advances that laid the groundwork and the backbone for the worldwide web as we know it today. I was honored to have met Postel and Cerf in the 1990s when I participated in hearings before the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva. The debates then centered on access and growth. One topic that was never discussed (or if it was, only in passing) was whether the Internet would ever run out of numbers the unique identifiers known as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. After all, the key to the Internets design was that it was scalable and could grow without foreseeable limitations. At least that was the plan.

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2011-09-05 12:34:44, Source: http://www.fix6.net/archives/2011/09/02/the-four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-class-of-2011-ipv6/http://www.ipv6actnow.org

London2012 needs IPv6 at the starting gunIPv6 Act Now

China made its mark with its implementation of IPv6 for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. London needs to follow suit — for the good of its games and to help create an IPv6-ready infrastructure in the capital, says Axel Pawlik.

Earlier this summer, the Wimbledon quarter-finals triggered a 70-percent surge in UK internet traffic as the public watched matches online. The online viewing figures in August 2012 are expected to dwarf that Wimbledon surge, as millions around the world log on to watch the London Olympics.

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2011-09-05 12:34:04, Source: http://www.fix6.net/archives/2011/09/05/london2012-needs-ipv6-at-the-starting-gun/http://www.ipv6actnow.org

London2012 needs IPv6 at the starting gun

China made its mark with its implementation of IPv6 for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. London needs to follow suit — for the good of its games and to help create an IPv6-ready infrastructure in the capital, says Axel Pawlik.

Earlier this summer, the Wimbledon quarter-finals triggered a 70-percent surge in UK internet traffic as the public watched matches online. The online viewing figures in August 2012 are expected to dwarf that Wimbledon surge, as millions around the world log on to watch the London Olympics.

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2011-09-05 09:39:39, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/-8nbUm96xi4/

London 2012 needs IPv6 at the starting gun

China made its mark with its implementation of IPv6 for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. London needs to follow suit — for the good of its games and to help create an IPv6-ready infrastructure in the capital, says Axel Pawlik.
Complete info at ZDNet.

2011-09-04 23:36:15, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7977

Hurricane Electric and Internet Society Hong Kong Launch Asia's First IPv6 Certification Program

Rising global demand for IPv6 expertise propels world's largest IPv6 backbone provider to offer first non-English IPv6 certification program to Chinese audiences.
Complete info at MarketWatch, EON and Virtual-Strategy.

2011-09-04 23:34:09, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7976

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: IPv6

The previous two columns in this series—The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011—discussed the Cloud and Recreational Hacking and what they mean for corporate counsel. This column looks at the third of the Horsemen: IPv6, the new protocol for the Internet that is rolling out over the next few months.
Complete info at LAW.

2011-09-04 23:31:54, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7975