Dear Pakistani Research, Internet and Telecommunications Community,
I am forwarding this message from ISOC for your benefit:
The world IPv6 Launch on 6 June 2012 (see
http://www.worldipv6launch.org/) is now fast approaching and we invite
you to try and be part of the organizations that will announce IPv6
support across their websites on June 6th.
This is a global launch date for IPv6 support, and led by the Internet
Society virtually all the major technology players like Google,
Microsoft, and Cisco, as well as governments and companies like
Facebook, Yahoo, and many more are adding support for this new
technology. Obviously this is something that has been in the making
for many years, and last year there was a 24 hour global IPv6 test
flight with quite a number of top 1000 websites that clearly showed
that the switch will be perfectly safe. With IPv6 being the 'new
normal,' and now that IPv4 address supplies have run out globally,
there is real economic need.
The specific requirements for participation in the various categories
of access networks, home routers, and websites are as follows.
For access networks a commitment to make IPv6 part of their regular
business is required. This means new subscribers get IPv6 on by
default from June 6th 2012 and no special user configuration required
to access the IPv6 Internet. To enable verification of progress
towards this goal, access networks are also required to be delivering
1% of visits to major IPv6-enabled websites over IPv6 by 6th June. The
level of IPv6 usage depends on the IPv6 capabilities and configuration
of home networks, so the enabled customer base needed to be greater
than 1% to reach this target. Measurements are being made by the major
website participants to verify meaningful participation.
The second category of participant is home router vendors. Again the
requirement is that IPv6 become part of regular business. This means a
majority of products shipping with IPv6 on by default, meaning no user
configuration is required to use IPv6. The University of New Hampshire
Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) provides independent verification of
IPv6 interoperability.
Finally, websites wishing to participate are required to permanently
enable IPv6 access to their main website, meaning IPv6-enabled users
can now access their content over IPv6 without any additional
configuration.
Obviously the Internet Society is aware of the fact that it will
require some coordination and convincing elsewhere in your
organization, especially in dealing with for instance your network
service provider. This is why ISOC is attempting to reach and there
are possibilities to help you out and connect you to the people that
can help your organization make the switch.
Given that it cannot be avoided anymore, it is probably a unique
opportunity to be part of the leader pack (and get some international
recognition through the World IPv6 Launch website) if we can get this
up and running before June 6th. So let's work and try to get this
done in time.
(see http://www.worldipv6launch.org/)
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Best regards,
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Fouad Bajwa
ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor
My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/
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