Move over IPv4, IPv6 comes to India

The Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has begun issuing the next version of Internet addresses, IPv6, in the country.

November 27, 2012 / 18:15 IST

The Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has begun issuing the next version of Internet addresses, IPv6, in the country. This is the latest in a series of reports over a few months deliberating the big move. IPv6 is being adopted because there is a limit to the number of IP addresses the existing standard (IPv4) can hold. Going by the increasing number of users, IPv4 addresses will be exhausted this year. IPv6, with 128-bit addresses, supports more IP addresses than the 32-bit IPv4 addresses.Click here for full story

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first published: Nov 27, 2012 06:09 pm

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