The U.S. Department of Defense will begin testing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), a technology that many have called the next-generation Internet and that the DOD has said is critical to national defense. The DOD is teaming with hardware and software vendors — including Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, HP, Sun and Nokia — to test IPv6, which many believe will replace today’s widespread IPv4 and provide the additional capacity and security required for more Internet-connected devices.
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DOD Testing Next-Gen Internet Protocol
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 17, 2003 02:45 PMThe U.S. Department of Defense will begin testing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), a technology that many have called the next-generation Internet and that the DOD has said is critical to national defense. The DOD is teaming with hardware and software vendors — including Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, HP, Sun and Nokia — to test IPv6, which many believe will replace today’s widespread IPv4 and provide the additional capacity and security required for more Internet-connected devices.