The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is a tedious job. The existing routers do not have all capabilities for this and not that it is more of a compulsion than an option.

Less than 5% of the IPv4 address reserves is left, even as IPv6 adoption is still in its infancy.

According to a new roadmap released by the Indian government, India will start using IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) from March 2012.

The IETF is holding its 77th meeting this week at Anaheim, California. The last meeting saw a huge turnout and the IEFT grabbed this opportunity to promote the new IP protocol, the IPv6.