IPv6 - The Road Ahead

Overview

IPv6 is gaining momentum worldwide, driven by the need for more IP addresses than IPv4 can provide. This is particularly true in Asia where shortage of IPv4 address is more evident and the strategic importance of IPv6 is promoted by the governments. Indeed, even the US Government is getting on board with IPv6, with the DoD mandating upgrade by 2008 and other government organs likely to do the same. The adoption of IPv6 creates an opportunity for Lucent Technologies to provide additional solutions for existing customers as well as opening the doors to new customers as well. This paper describes Lucent's 3 phase plan to meet customer demand for IPv6 support.