Vint Cerf pushes for NZ IPv6 transition
20 Aug 2009
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf began his address at the IPv6 Hui today with a brief history of the internet, from the original Arpanet to todays multi-network, interoperable behemoth.
Cerf says there are 1.6 billion users of the internet, a figure that can’t keep on growing while using the current IPv4 addressing scheme. Asia and the developing world will be big consumers of addresses on the new scheme, IPv6, as internet use in developing nations grows.
Further new devices are being connected, including fridges, washing machines, and even wi-fi connected surfboards.
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Did Vint Cerf also explain that the real problem is BANDWIDTH.
There is very little bandwidth to/from the NZ and APNIC region.
Therefore, it makes no sense to continue wasting IPv4 <<NOTE the 4<<
allocations on regions that do not have bandwidth to North America.
IPv6 is very slow and wasteful of bandwidth. Third-world countries
can use it. Bandwidth is important in the .USA for TV and other services.
Enhanced HD IPv4 will be used in the .USA to provide leading edge services.