Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has started issuing next version of Internet addresses ‘IPv6’, which would make it easy for security agencies to identify each Internet user.
The Internet addresses under the present version IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), are limited and service providers often assign single IP address to many users, making it difficult to identify the end user.
“The number of IPv6 addresses available is enormous. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can allocate an IP address to their users. People can be easily identified if they are using IPv6,” APNIC Director (Services and Operations) Sanjaya said at the roadshow for new version IPv6 here today.
APNIC, which is one of the five authorised bodies for issuing Internet addresses, has recognised Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) for issuing IP addresses in India.
“We are issuing IPv6 addresses at up to 60 per cent less than prevailing rates in the ongoing soft launch period. This is to test compatibility of hardware and softwares that has to be in place. In next couple of months we will launch industrial grade of IPv6,” National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) Chief Executive Govind said.
IRINN has been set-up under the state-run NIXI.
On new version IPv6, Internet Service Providers Association of India President Rajesh Charia said that the new addresses will be multiple times cheaper for companies than IPv4 addresses.
IRINN is issuing initial set-of IPv6 addresses in price range starting at Rs 21,999 compared to prevalent rate of around Rs 66,000 in Asia Pacific region.
On addressing security issues with the help of IPv6, Charia said, “Government will have to ensure that the new equipment and devices that are produced or imported in the country are at least IPv6 enabled.”
At present, there is no import restriction on devices and equipment that do not comply with IPv6 standards.
Keywords: Internet protocol, IPv6, World IPv6 launch, switching to IPv6
When each individual has a unique ip address, it becomes ridiculously
easy to track a person across the internet. You don't even need cookies
anymore. So, with ipV6 it's bye-bye to privacy...
IPv6 allows for around 4.8×10000000000000000000000000000(28 zeros)
addresses per person — a number unlikely to ever run out.while IPv4
allows for only 4,294,967,296 unique addresses worldwide (or fewer than
one address per person alive in 2012)
The advantages of IPv6 over IPv4 are manifold. It had to be accepted & integrated in India considering the paucity of IPv4 addresses. Not only every human being will have a unique address but IPv6 has the capacity to address every object(Living or non-living) in the world. In terms of security IPv6 has many advantages. Routing of packets will be effective. So Internet users can expect their speed to increase a bit. Since IPv6 has abundant address space, definitely cost of purchasing IP address for commercial & residential purposes will greatly reduce.
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