| Pentagon to Progress IPv6 | |||
| Posted by: Jordi on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 10:58 AM | |||
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Today at the 2003 Summit, John Osterholz will be discussing the Department of Defense's transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 will be the future of the Internet. It is designed to overcome IPv4, our current Internet Protocol Version, insufficient number of available IP addresses. Everyone that is connected to the Internet has an "IP Address". This IP address is sort of like a phone number, as it indicates who you are on the Internet. With so many people on the Internet, they're running out of IP addresses. However unlike telephones, they cannot simply add a new area code to make more numbers (IP addresses) available. That's where IPv6 comes in to play. | ||
| According to the Pentagon, IPv6 will integrate elements of the DoD's global information grid, including its sensors, weapons, platforms, information and people. The Pentagon's goal is to complete the transition to IPv6 by fiscal year 2008.
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