Report number Date PTS-ER-2011:18 31 October 2011 Deploying IPv6 – Internet Protocol version 6 Practical guidance Deploying IPv6 – Internet Protocol version 6 Practical guidance Report number PTS-ER-2011:18 File reference 11-157 ISSN 1650-9862 Authors Erika Hersaeus and Roland Svahn Swedish Post and Telecom Agency Box 5398 SE-102 49 Stockholm, Sweden +46 (0)8 678 55 00
[email protected] www.pts.se Swedish Post and Telecom Agency 2 Foreword Most operations in our society are becoming increasingly dependent on communicating electronically. Equipment connected to the Internet requires a unique address and must use common rules (‘protocols’) to enable it to communicate with other equipment. The addresses used in the dominant standard up until now (IPv4 – Internet Protocol Version 4) are running out. Access to more addresses is required to facilitate the continued growth of the Internet, with more applications and users. This is a need that the new IPv6 standard could satisfy. Deploying IPv6 alongside IPv4 will also enable organisations to retain and improve their capacity to be reached by everyone in the future. It is expected that making services provided by the public sector available via IPv6 will accelerate the deployment of IPv6. A number of reports have already been produced describing why IPv6 is needed. This report is aimed at the next stage and offers a more practical orientation; its purpose is to provide support for IT staff when they are working on installing and commissioning IPv6 within their organisations. Stockholm, 31 October 2011