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Internode backs global 'launch' for IPv6 on 6 June 2012
Stuart Corner
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 10:00
The Internet Society has designated 6 June 2012 as the global launch date for IPv6, by which time it is expects many major web sites and equipment vendors to have permanently enabled IPv6 for their products and services. Internode has joined a handful of global ISPs so far committed to the project.
"ISPs participating in World IPv6 LaunchWorld IPv6 Launch will enable IPv6 for enough users so that at least one percent of their wireline residential subscribers who visit participating websites will do so using IPv6 by 6 June 2012," ISOC said.
ISOC wants home networking equipment manufacturers to "enable IPv6 by default through the range of their home router products by 6 June 2012." So far only Cisco and D-Link have put their hands up.
The third leg of the initiative is to have web companies "enable IPv6 on their main websites permanently beginning 6 June 2012." So far Facebook, Google, Microsoft Bing and Yahoo! have committed to doing so. In addition, "Content delivery network providers Akamai and Limelight will be enabling their customers to join this list of participating websites by enabling IPv6 throughout their infrastructure," ISOC said.
ISOC is also appealing to the whole Internet community - from "forward-thinking citizens of the modern Internet" upwards - to "join the cause and spread the word" by downloading and embedding one of number or IPv6 graphics on their websites
Initial response to the initiative seems to have exceeded ISOC's expectations. The worldipv6launch.org website crashed on the day of the announcement. According to posting on ISOC's new Deploy360 website "The traffic was much higher than the team involved with that site expected."
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