What is the status of IPv6 in North America?
The North American IT community’s interest in IPv6 has been somewhat lackluster in comparison. With access to almost 70% of the IPv4 address space, IP address shortages have not been a major issue. Consequently, the number of IPv6 related testbeds and experiments, and accordingly, the level of widespread experience with IPv6 pales in contrast to the support and experience found in places like Japan, Korea, and Europe. In order to rectify this shortcoming, the North American IPv6 Task Force (NAv6TF), in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL), the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), and the Department of Defense (DoD), is pleased to announce the development of Moonv6. The Moonv6 project represents the most aggressive IPv6 interoperability and application demonstration event in the North American market to date. Moonv6 will provide a platform for the North American IT community to garner extensive, real world, IPv6 deployment experience.
