Network operators face increased IPv6 pressure
16 Apr 2010
The race is on for network and Web site operators to support IPv6 as market indicators point to the rapid depletion of addresses for IPv4. According to the Number Resource Organization, only 8 percent of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. As noted in this Business Week article, IPv6 deployment is happening too slowly and the NRO reports that only 5.5 percent of the world’s addressable IP networks can handle traffic over IPv6.
“The Number Resource Organization (NRO announced on Tuesday that only 8% of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. The NRO consists of the five Regional Internet Registries, which dole out blocks of IPv4 and IPv6 address space to carriers.”
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