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Six Simple Steps to IPv6

It’s easy to understand how one would be perplexed by the multitude of IPv6 deployment options and approaches. And depending on the extent of your network on which you plan to deploy IPv6 as well as the state of your current IPv4 network and computing environment, the task of IPv6 deployment may range from being quite straightforward to being very complicated. But to help you get started in determining where your environment lies on this complexity continuum, I’d propose the following steps to keep it SIMPLE! These steps may be iterative if you split your deployment into phases, but the same basic process should apply on each iteration: S cope - The first step is to define the scope of your IPv6 deployment. For example, are you planning to implement IPv6 on Internet-facing infrastructure only or throughout your network? You may plan to implement IPv6 throughout your network eventually but decide to deploy in phases, starting with a small, controlled portion of your network to gain e

IPv6 Survey Deadline Extended!

If you haven't yet had time to complete our annual IPv6 survey , there's still time! We have as many responses already as last year but we wanted to extend the deadline to account for some late notifications that went out last week. So you now have until May 15th at noon Eastern Daylight Time in the U.S. to complete the survey. You can enter your contact information to be eligile for a drawing for a free Apple iPad too! Make your voice heard! Survey results will be published by World IPv6 Launch on June 6th.