IPv6 networks over time
The RIPE NCC has produced an interactive chart showing the percentage of Autonomous Systems in a given country (or group of countries) that are IPv6 enabled. You can view an example graph below, or learn more about the project on RIPE Labs.
Allocation and routing statistics
The graphs on this page look at how quickly IPv6 is being deployed using two different methods:
IPv6 allocations
One measure of IPv6 adoption is the allocation of IPv6 space by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), such as the RIPE NCC.
Address space that has been allocated is not necessarily being used on the Internet, but obtaining an IPv6 address allocation is a good indicator that a business in planning to deploy IPv6 in its network.
Global IPv6 allocations and assignments
This graph shows how many blocks of IPv6 address space have been handed out by the five RIRs, per country. The data is near-real time, based on data gathered by the Internet Number Resource Database (INRDB).
Please note that this graph does not include allocations made to the organisations using the country codes EU (Europe-wide), AP (Asia Pacific) or ZZ (personal use).
IPv6 on the Internet
The following graphs represent IPv6 address space actually in use on the Internet, as seen by the RIPE NCC’s Routing Information Service (RIS). The data is near-real time, based on data gathered by the Internet Number Resource Database (INRDB).
This blue line in the graph represents the number of Autonomous Systems announcing IPv6 addresses, while the yellow line represents the total number of IPv6 prefixes announced to the Internet.
IPv6 networks over time
The following graph indicates the percentage of Autonomous Systems registered in each RIR that are IPv6 enabled. Click on the map to view a dynamic version and select individual countries or groups of countries.
RIPE Labs IPv6 Measurements
RIPE Labs has published a summary of various IPv6 measurement tools and studies from around the web. The information, drawn from the RIRs and a wide range of private sector organisations, relates to all aspects of IPv6 deployment. To read more, visit RIPE Labs.
IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey
Maarten Botterman presented the results of the IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey at the RIPE 59 Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday, 6 October 2009. The survey was conducted by TNO and GNKS Consult, working with the RIPE NCC and sponsored by the European Commission, and asked questions about actual deployment of IPv6 in the RIPE NCC service region and attitudes to IPv6. You can see the survey results at:
IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey results [pdf]
IPv6 in the RIPE NCC service region
Measuring IPv6 “Ripeness”
IPv6 RIPEness is a rating system under which RIPE NCC Local Internet Registries (LIRs) (RIPE NCC members) can get up to four “stars” for IPv6 services, depending on the following criteria:
- IPv6 allocation
- Visibility in the Routing Information Service (RIS)
- route6 object in the RIPE Database
- Reverse DNS delegation set up
For more information on the IPv6 RIPEness project, and some more useful analysis, see RIPE Labs.
