Today’s Internet Protocol - A Victim Of Its Own Success

In the 1970s, when the experts in academia and the Department of Defense (DoD) worked out the details of what was to become today’s Internet, one could not have imagined the result - a network that has embedded itself in the heart of commerce, defense and recreation. Their creation, a wild success by every measure, is now groaning under the weight of that success. With address depletion, burgeoning routing tables, security weaknesses and many other factors threatening to greatly harm this vital resource, change is needed.

The Answer - IPv6

Many of the problems with today’s network trace back to limitations in the base protocol, IPv4. Built on 25-year-old assumptions, the network must change to address the challenges of its size and pervasive use. The answer lies in the foundation protocol, IPv6, sometimes referred to as IP Next Generation or IPng. This new protocol will carry on the torch lit by those early networking pioneers. Long in development, IPv6 is now ready not only to address the operational limitations of today’s network, but also enable the network to deliver even greater value as a tool of commerce and as a shield of defense.

In 2003, to lay a solid foundation for the future, the DoD led the way in what will be the largest migration to IPv6 by mandating that the Services transition to IPv6 by FY2008. The reasons for this transition are numerous as will be the benefits when it is complete.

With WareOnEarth Communications as your transition partner, you can rely on our experience and dedication to make this transition a success.