The available pool of IPv4 address space has reached a critical level. With about 7% of the IPv4 free pool remaining, organizations should already be taking steps to prepare for IPv6. There is only about a year before IPv4 is fully depleted, so it is vital that all companies adopt IPv6, the next generation of Internet Protocol, now to avoid growth and scaling issues down the road.
While IPv6 will help lead the development and deployment of next-generation, IP-based networks and services, many companies have been slow to adopt IPv6 for various reasons, such as the cost in time and money to move to an IPv6 system, and the need for bridging technology to make IPv4 and IPv6 systems compatible.
In this session, John Curran, CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), will describe the key considerations for and benefits of IPv6 adoption and the steps all network operators and engineers should be taking to prepare for IPv4 depletion challenges.
John will also review regional and global IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption statistics, address allocation trends, and the IPv6 educational resources available to help operators and engineers prepare.
ARIN is the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs), to Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States.