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Status of IPv6 Discussions in Australia

World IPv6 Congress21-23 February 2006

Tony HillIPv6 Forum Downunder

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Discussions to Date• Launch of IPv6 Forum Downunder• Participation in IPv6 Summits, Washington DC• Formation of ISOC-AU SIG• Australian National ICT Industry Alliance

– Endorsement of national discussion

• Engagement with Australian Government• Keynote speaker at Global IPv6 Summit 2005, Korea• First Australian IPv6 Summit 2005, Canberra

http://www.isoc-au.org.au/ipv6summit/

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IPv6 for 2006 in Australia• First Australian IPv6 Summit 2005 – followup• IPv6 Forum Downunder – co-branding• IPv6 Transition arrangements - national• IPv6 Roadmap - national• Business, e-Commerce and IPv6 Opportunities • IPv6 World Congress Meeting Feb 2006 • IPv6 Summit 2006

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Interoperability & Internet TechnologyIPv4 IPv6

Scalability - Numbers of Devices

4 x 10^9 3.4 x 10^38

Ease of Implementation Manual & DHCP Autoconfiguration

Security Application layer (if at all)

Built into the Protocol

End to End NAT common Direct addressing (with no NAT requirement)

Interoperability Constrained Extensive

Source: Tony Hill, Global IPv6 Summit 2005, Seoul, Korea

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Business Value Points • Massively increased address space • Expansion of Internet interoperable capabilities • Compliance with government mandates • Ease of implementation • Security ease of implementation • Direct addressing of all devices • Increased potential for remote sensing

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Expansion in Connected Devices • Interoperability between IPv6 and RFID• Explosion of Internet enabled mobile phones • Potential of broadband over power lines • Growth of WiMax VOIP• Desktop applications as a mobile hand-held PC