IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) at Penn
Introduction
This website lists information about the deployment and usage of
IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, at Penn.
IPv6 is an abbreviation for "Internet Protocol Version 6". The
Internet Protocol is the technical specification that describes
how to send data around the Internet, in units called packets
(or datagrams), using source and destinations described by IP
addresses. The dominant version of that protocol in use today is
IPv4. IPv6 is the next generation of the protocol, designed to
eventually replace IPv4, after a potentially long period of
co-existence. IPv6 deals with a number of problems in IPv4, most
importantly, the far more limited number of addresses available
in the latter. It also adds improvements in areas such as scalable
routing and network auto configuration.
Penn has extensive experience with IPv6 deployment. MAGPI,
the regional R&E network operated by Penn has had IPv6 deployed
since 2002. The Penn campus network began production IPv6 deployment
in 2005, and at this point a large portion of the campus has native
IPv6 enabled in the network. A number of major campus computing
services are IPv6 enabled and work is continuing on many others.
Documents, Talks, Projects
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Are You Part of the 1%? (Infoweek), August 6th 2012
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Assessing IPv6 Through Web Access: A Measurement Study,
Roch Guerin et al, ACM CoNEXT 2011, December 6-9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan
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IPv6 Training Course Slides, Shumon Huque, USENIX LISA 2011 Conference, December 6th 2011, Boston, MA
- IPv6 at Penn - Slides from a talk given in March/April 2011 to Penn IT staff
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Global website IPv6 Adoption monitor, Roch Guerin et al
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Monitoring IPv6 Content Reachability and Accessibility, Internet2 Joint Techs Conference, July 2010.
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IPv6 Campus Deployment Updates, Internet2 Joint Techs Conference, February 2010.
- IPv6 Deployment Strategy at Penn, March 2009.
- IPv6 at Penn Presentation, Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, January 2009.
External Resources
IPv6 related websites at other universities:
A few technical specifications ..
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