| Average home contains 250 connectable devices | |||
| Posted by: Jordi on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 09:35 AM | |||
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According to Connexion by Boeing, the average home contains 250 devices that someday could be connected to the Internet via IPv6. The forum at CES will investigate opportunities for makers of game consoles, computers, sensors, controls, fixtures and more to IPv6-enable their products, opening the door to potential subscription, messaging and alert services | ||
| IPv6 enables a massive increase in available IP addresses, from 200 million or so assignable IPv4 addresses to trillions of trillions, as well as improving security, mobility, accountability through end-to-end addressing, and customizability through versatile, chainable packet headers. Sony has mandated that all of its products be IPv6 enabled by 2005 -- many CEOs wonder if their companies should be doing the same.
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