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With the massive deployment of Internet-related resources worldwide and the
integration of IP-enabled consumer devices connected directly to the network,
the issue of the depletion of IPv4 (Internet Protocol, version 4) addresses is
becoming pertinent. In addition to other features, IPv6 (Internet Protocol,
version 6) with its 128 bit address space is aimed at addressing the current
shortage of public IPv4 addresses. However, the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is
going at a rather slow rate.
During the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-08,
Johannesburg 2008), ITU Member States and Sector Members reached consensus and
adopted
Resolution 64 ‘IP address allocation and encouraging the deployment of IPv6’
to promote awareness of the availability of IPv4 addresses and the deployment of
IPv6.
The purpose of this website is to provide information about global activities
related to IPv6, thus facilitating awareness-raising of IPv6 deployment, as well
as providing information related to training events being undertaken by relevant
entities in the Internet community, as requested by WTSA-08 Resolution 64.
We invite contributions to Resolution 64 implementation activities, including
enhancing this website. In particular, ITU Member States are invited to contribute
national case studies, implementation plans, training activities, etc. as appropriate.
Please send your contributions by email to: ipv6info[at]itu.int. |
- Council 2009 approved the recommendation that the Director of TSB, in close collaboration with the Director of BDT,
convenes an ITU IPv6 Group open to the
membership of ITU-T and ITU-D to conduct further activities toward the implementation of
WTSA Resolution 64.
Its 1st meeting
will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on 15-16 March 2010.
- ITU Secretariat clarification on ISOC Comments on ITU 2009 Council Documents 29, 49 and INF/10
- A factual paper IPv6 – What is it, why is it important, and who is in charge?
from ICANN/RIR was sent to TSB Director in October 2009.
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WTSA-08 Resolution 64 (Johannesburg, 2008) instructs (inter alia) the Director of TSB to study the question of IPv6 address allocation and registration issues. External consultants were mandated by TSB to carry out two independent studies:
In addition, an information document on the General Background of this IPv6 study was prepared by TSB to facilitate related discussion.
- The Internet Society (ISOC) sent to TSB director an information document on Internet number resource distribution to provide technically-sound information to policy makers on key Internet issues.
- As of August 2009, TSB had received two responses from Regional Internet Registries and 33 responses from ITU Member States and Sector Members.
Each individual response and a summary are available.
- In order to collect information and structured feedback of ITU members’ needs,
an ITU-TSB Questionnaire on IPv6 address allocation and encouraging the
deployment of IPv6 was issued on 27 March 2009.
- An NRO response to ITU-TSB Questionnaire was published by NRO on its website on 20 May 2009
- An APNIC response
to ITU-TSB Questionnaire was published by APNIC on its website on 23 April 2009
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The World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF 2009) held on 23-25 April 2009
adopted
OPINION 5 on Capacity building in support of the adoption of IPv6.
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Development of IPv6 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) began in 1993,
in response to a series of perceived problems, primarily the exhaustion of the
current IP version 4 (IPv4) address space. (Read more..)
The issues surrounding IPv4 address depletion and IPv6 deployment problem are
highly complicated, spreading across economical, technical, operational and
policy dimensions. The non-exhaustive list of articles and websites at the
‘Articles & Documents’ part provides a useful reference to better understand the
issues.
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ITU is mandated by the following Resolutions with regard to international public
policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the management of critical Internet
resources:
- Plenipotentiary Resolutions
101,
102,
130,
133 and
140 (Rev. Antalya 2006)
- ITU Council 2007 Resolution
1282
- World Telecommunication Standard Assembly (WTSA) Resolutions
47,
48,
50,
52,
64,
75 (Rev. Johannesburg, 2008)
- World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) Programme
3, Resolutions
17,
20,
30 and
45 (Rev. Doha, 2006)
ITU’s strategy on IPv6 will be based on the progress made by other organizations
(e.g. IETF, Regional Internet Registries or RIRs and/or the Number Resource
Organization (NRO)) and ICANN. ITU, as a unique public/private partnership,
composed of 191 governments and more than 700 private sector entities, can
complement this work by providing mechanisms for a consensus-based approach to
deployment, management and policy making strategies relating to IPv6.
ITU is contributing actively in areas such as:
- Promotion, capacity building and technical assistance for developing countries
- Cooperation and contribution to the work of relevant organizations (e.g. RIRs)
- Technical and standardization issues as appropriate
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