IP version 6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone
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Derek Iwasiuk February 11, 2008
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ICANN
(Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
announced that IPv6
addresses were added for six of the world's 13 root server networks
(A, F, H, J, K, M) to the appropriate files and databases, which is a
huge step towards the deployment of next-generation IPv6 addressing
system.
"The ISP community
welcomes this development as part of the continuing evolution of the
public Internet,” said Tony Holmes, chair of ICANN’s Internet
Service and Connectivity Provider Constituency. “IPv6 will be an
essential part our future and support in the root servers is
essential to the growth, stability, and reliability of the public
Internet.”
IPv6
is the latest version of the addressing system on which the whole
global network is based. The main reason for developing IPv6 is
that the current version IPv4 is running out of available unique
addresses. Presently there are only about 14% of its pool that aren't
allocated. IPv6 is the next step of expanding the addressing system
which was provoked by the permanent growth of the number of Internet
users.
IPv6
is an updated way to include records written in a new format, which
allows to create millions of new potential web addresses. Up to now,
most of the web addresses are written in IP version 4, but from this
time on, the Internet's root servers will also be able to operate
with records written in IP version 6.
The
experts in this field assert that IPv6 has three indisputable
benefits: a
tremendous address space, end-to-end security, and easier network
administration through automatic device configuration.
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