25 may 2011

IPV6 Day

On the 8th of June there will be a global test of the IPv6 standard

The biggest actors of the Web (Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, …) will make a full-scale test for the IPv6 standard. This test will take one full day and has the goal of preparing the implementation of this new standard.

The IP is a unique address for internet connection. The current standard, IPv4, has a limited number of possible addresses. This limite has already bee reached and this is why it’s imperative to introduce a new standard which allows the attribution of a bigger number of addresses. IPv6 can cover this need.

Thus, June 8 is a big day to watch on the web. This full-scale test will allow to identify if the various actors of the web are ready to adopt the new IP. According to Google, this transition will not be a problem for 99.95% of the users.

Google Blog Link

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