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Work item:
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Y.IPv6RefModel
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Subject/title:
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Reference Model of IPv6 Subnet Addressing Plan for Internet of Things Deployment
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Status:
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[Carried to next study period]
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Approval process:
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AAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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Liaison:
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IETF, IPv6 Forum, IEEE, ETSI, IoT Forum, JTC1 , ITU - T SG 13
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Supporting members:
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Mandat International, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Fiberhome Technologies Group, Russian federation, China Unicom, United Arab Emirates, Etisalat, University of Geneva
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Summary:
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The Internet transition towards IPv6 is accelerating with a direct impact on many IoT-related standards and is de-facto protocol impacting the complete Internet architecture with a larger and larger availability. IPv6 provides very high addressing capacity potentially enabling to provide unique address to each and every Internet of Things device. In parallel, it appears that several emerging Internet of Things standards are converging towards IPv6 for at the networking layer.
The IPv6 standard has been properly defined by the IETF, which assumes the prime and leading role in standardizing the Internet Protocol. Moreover, the IPV6 Forum and other relevant fora and consortia are playing a critical role in the evolution of IPv6 and promoting by improving market and end-user awareness. The IPv6 address is composed of several segments, including a global routing prefix (similar to the subnet in IPv4) and an interface ID. By adopting IPv6, end-users receive large ranges of IP addresses. In IETF RFC 6177 on IPv6 Address Assignment to End Sites states that "The exact choice of how much address space to assign end sites is an issue for the operational community." The current ISPs practice tend to allocate /48 or /64 prefixes to regular customers (e.g. homes) and up to /29 for companies registered at Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
A proper addressing plan eases the deployment, management and evolution of networks for the Internet of Things, with a direct impact in terms of deployment and maintenance costs. Considering the scale and potential of such addressing space, defining and proposing a reference model of IPv6 addressing plan for Internet of Things deployment by smart cities, public administrations and companies is of utmost importance.
This Work Item will be carried out in close cooperation with the IETF, the IPv6 Forum, ETSI and other relevant stakeholders and academic partners working on IPv6-based Internet of Things deployment.
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Comment:
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First registration in the WP:
2016-01-29 15:53:16
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Last update:
2016-09-16 09:17:23
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