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    ICANN Preps for IPv6

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    Matthew Hicks
    Published July 21, 2004
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      The next generation of the Internet Protocol got a boost this week as the overseer of the domain name system took technical steps to support it.

      The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced Tuesday that it had begun adding IPv6 addresses to the DNS root server system, which maintains the master list of domain names.

      The step could pave the way for broader adoption of the protocol, which provides trillions more addresses than the IPv4 standard that dominates today.

      So far, the IPv6 support is limited to two country-code domains, .jp for Japan and .kr for Korea. The French country code, .fr, will be the next to add IPv6 records “shortly,” ICANN said.

      ICANN, in a statement, did not specify when other domains would begin providing IPv6 records to root servers, but it said other requests are pending.

      IPv6 became an Internet standard through the Internet Engineering Task Forces standards-making process, and a range of network and device vendors have begun supporting it. It promises to open a nearly limitless number of IP addresses that could allow a range of new, always-connected devices.

      “This is a very symbolic and important move,” said David Kessens, a director for the operations and management area of the IETFs Internet Engineering Steering Group and a proponent of IPv6. “Its one more [technical] piece that needed to be in place.”

      ICANN is holding a series of meetings this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss Internet governance and domain-name issues. Its board of directors meets at the end of the week and is expected to consider a controversial budget proposal that would double the groups spending, as well as recommendations from an investigation into VeriSign Inc.s SiteFinder redirection service.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifRead more here about the VeriSign investigation.

      Earlier this week, ICANN announced that it is moving closer to completing a set of organizational changes in order to meet requirements from the U.S. Department of Commerce. ICANN operates under a contract with the Commerce Department, and in September 2003 the two bodies agreed to a three-year plan under which ICANN and the DNS could become privately run.

      ICANN said it has completed seven of the tasks in the agreement, and remains on or ahead of schedule to complete the remaining work.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms Infrastructure Center for the latest news, views and analysis on servers, switches and networking protocols for the enterprise and small businesses.

      Matthew Hicks
      Matthew Hicks
      Matt Hicks covers the fast-changing developments in Internet technologies. His coverage includes the growing field of Web conferencing software and services. With over eight years as a business and technology journalist, Matt has gained insight into the market strategies of IT vendors as well as the needs of enterprise IT managers. Along with Web conferencing, he follows search engines, Web browsers, speech technology and the Internet domain-naming system.

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