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Internet
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Network Security
Computer & Network Security
Posted >1 y ago
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SN Greg Wright
SGT (Join to see) - It's kind of funny. ICANN is probably the most powerful, low-profile organization on the planet, and 99% of the population doesn't even know they exist, yet they hold incredible power -- the gates to the interweb.
Anyway, I've used IPv6, and even as a guy with an MIS degree I can't really tell the difference in speed and accessibility (of course, I know what's going on behind the scene, and that's better)....which is all that Joe Interweb User is going to care about. So, because there's little economic, social, or financial pressure to implement it, humans will do what humans do: take the easy route until something forces them not to.
Anyway, I've used IPv6, and even as a guy with an MIS degree I can't really tell the difference in speed and accessibility (of course, I know what's going on behind the scene, and that's better)....which is all that Joe Interweb User is going to care about. So, because there's little economic, social, or financial pressure to implement it, humans will do what humans do: take the easy route until something forces them not to.
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SN Greg Wright - I've read about them a few times, but you're right. ICANN is less known than IEEE.
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In most cases it will be implemented within the next 10 years, I expect some exceptions to be made at the "tactical edge" where replacing old equipment just for this capability would be a huge waste of money.
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IPv6 has been "a thing" for decades, but v4 is still the standard for IP addressing/routing. As PO1 Andrew Gardiner mentioned, all the public v4 IPs will be assigned / not available, so v6 will have to become the standard. With everything becoming web-enabled, it's a mathematical certainty.
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