Transitioning to IPv6

When Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn first introduced the Internet Protocol, better known as IP in 1974, few could have foreseen the phenomenal and overwhelming success of the protocol. The IP version 4 or IPv4 first saw the light of day in 1982, went on to become explosively popular and became the lifeblood of the Internet while protocols like IPX and AppleTalk fell by the wayside.

However, IPv4's enormous popularity has been its bane too. The IPv4address space is virtually depleted, which means that there are no more addresses to allocate to new systems. Fortunately, the movers and shakers of the Internet had foreseen this and along with short-term measures like NAT (Network address translation), an entirely new version of the protocol was rolled out. This is the IP version 6 (IPv6) also known as IPng for IP next generation.

IPv6 has a 128-bit address space, which means that it can allocate billions of more addresses than IPv4, which has just a 32-bit address space. Unfortunately, the two protocols are not compatible with each other, making the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 a slow and laborious process.

Governments around the world have issued diktats to their respective departments to ensure that the main Internet backbones are IPv6 compatible so that transition becomes smoother. In the US, this task was completed much before the deadline of 2008. India is also in the process of moving to an IP v6 compatible backbone.

However, the transition to IPv6 has assumed an urgency because mobile operators around the world are rolling out next generation 4G services in which voice is transmitted as Voice-over-IP. This means that millions of smart phones will need IPv6 addresses to be able to receive 4G services. Telcos and mobile service operators need to immediately transit to an IPv6 environment.

In India as well internationally, there is a big demand for professionals who can build and manage IPv6 networks.

In this scenario, it is imperative for a network administrator to have the ability to design for and transit to IPv6 from a legacy IPv4 network.

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