Introduction | p. xvii |
The Business and Economic Importance of IP Communications | p. 1 |
The Internet Today | p. 2 |
IP Infrastructure: Strategic Assets | p. 7 |
The Economies of Scale and the Growth of IP Infrastructures | p. 12 |
What Comes Next for IP Communications? | p. 13 |
Summary | p. 16 |
IPv4 or IPv6-Myths and Realities | p. 17 |
The Business Case for IPv6 | p. 18 |
A Brief History of IPv6 Standardization | p. 19 |
Looking at the Numbers | p. 23 |
Earth Population Versus Internet Users | p. 24 |
Mobile Phone Market Segment | p. 27 |
Consumer Devices | p. 29 |
Transportation | p. 30 |
Industrial Sensors and Control Systems | p. 33 |
Common Observations When Looking at the Numbers | p. 35 |
IP: Today's Constraints and Tomorrow's Solutions | p. 36 |
Is IPv4 Running Out of Addresses? | p. 36 |
Are NAT Benefits Lost by Moving to IPv6? | p. 39 |
Is IPv6 Improving Routing? | p. 40 |
Does IPv6 Support Multihomed Sites? | p. 40 |
Does IPv6 Deliver Plug-and-Play Autoconfiguration? | p. 43 |
Does IPv6 Offer Better QoS? | p. 45 |
Is IPv6 Required for Mobility? | p. 46 |
Does IPv6 Provide Increased Security? | p. 48 |
Is Renumbering Easier with IPv6? | p. 50 |
Summary | p. 51 |
The Economy of an IP Evolution | p. 55 |
The Macroeconomic and National Perspective | p. 58 |
The Global Information Society: WSIS | p. 62 |
Stimulating Innovation | p. 66 |
Opportunities to Develop Local Industry | p. 68 |
Enabling Education | p. 69 |
The Business Perspective | p. 71 |
Addressing the Market Transformation and Needs | p. 72 |
The Convergence of IP-Based Communications | p. 73 |
The Demand for Information | p. 74 |
Social Networking | p. 76 |
Fixed-Mobile Convergence | p. 76 |
Servicing Networks for People | p. 77 |
Facilitating and Stimulating Growth | p. 78 |
Service Providers | p. 78 |
Enterprises | p. 79 |
Operations Simplifications | p. 80 |
Gaining Competitive Edge and Leadership | p. 81 |
The Costs of an IP Evolution | p. 82 |
Summary | p. 86 |
IPv6 Adoption Strategies | p. 89 |
National Strategies | p. 90 |
Mandated Adoption | p. 94 |
Government-Sponsored Adoption | p. 105 |
Japan and South Korea | p. 106 |
South Korea | p. 109 |
European Union | p. 111 |
China | p. 112 |
India | p. 113 |
National Research Environments and Projects | p. 114 |
Business Strategies | p. 117 |
Defining the Standards | p. 119 |
Creating Infrastructure Platforms | p. 122 |
Addressing Specific Customer Requirements | p. 127 |
Requiring Operating System Integration of Applications | p. 128 |
Requiring Zero Impact of IPv6 | p. 129 |
Requirements Driven by Mandate Responses | p. 129 |
Establishing Leadership Through New Services | p. 130 |
Establishing Leadership Through Innovation | p. 132 |
Be a Follower | p. 134 |
IPv6 Adoption Challenges | p. 138 |
Industry Perspective | p. 138 |
Academic Perspective | p. 142 |
Summary | p. 144 |
Analysis of Business Cases for IPv6: Case Studies | p. 147 |
Service Providers | p. 152 |
Broadband Access Provider: Comcast | p. 153 |
Company Profile | p. 154 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 155 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 156 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 157 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 158 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 160 |
Lessons Learned | p. 165 |
Service Provider: Sprint Nextel | p. 165 |
Company Profile | p. 167 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 169 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 171 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 172 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 174 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 179 |
Lessons Learned | p. 185 |
Tier 1 Service Provider: Tata Communications | p. 187 |
Company Profile | p. 189 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 191 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 194 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 195 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 196 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 197 |
Lessons Learned | p. 202 |
IT Utility Service: SAVVIS | p. 203 |
Company Profile | p. 205 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 206 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 209 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 210 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 211 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 212 |
Lessons Learned | p. 215 |
Mobile Provider: Bouygues Telecom | p. 216 |
Company Profile | p. 220 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 221 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 222 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 223 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 224 |
IPv6 Planning | p. 225 |
Lessons Learned | p. 228 |
Enterprises | p. 229 |
Education: Greek School Network | p. 229 |
Organization Profile | p. 232 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 233 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 236 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 236 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 237 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 239 |
Lessons Learned | p. 242 |
Factice World Bank-Exploratory Case Study | p. 244 |
Company Profile | p. 247 |
IT Profile | p. 248 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 249 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 251 |
"No Case" for IPv6 | p. 253 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 254 |
Lessons Learned | p. 255 |
Government Agencies-Early Adopters | p. 257 |
Company Profile | p. 260 |
IT Profile | p. 261 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 263 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 264 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 266 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 268 |
Lessons Learned | p. 275 |
Information Technology-Networking: Cisco Systems | p. 277 |
Company Profile | p. 279 |
IT Profile | p. 281 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 282 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 285 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 287 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 288 |
Lessons Learned | p. 290 |
Global Engineering and Construction: Bechtel Corporation | p. 291 |
Company Profile | p. 291 |
Network and IT Profile | p. 292 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 294 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 298 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 300 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 308 |
The IPv6 Team | p. 318 |
Lessons Learned | p. 320 |
Networked Sensor Technology: Arch Rock | p. 324 |
Company Profile | p. 328 |
IP and Sensor Networks | p. 329 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 331 |
Lessons Learned | p. 334 |
Professional Services: Command Information | p. 335 |
Company Profile | p. 338 |
IT Profile | p. 340 |
IP Infrastructure Characteristics | p. 341 |
Perspective on IPv6 | p. 342 |
The Case for IPv6 | p. 346 |
IPv6 Planning and Implementation | p. 349 |
Lessons Learned | p. 353 |
Summary | p. 355 |
Planning Your IPv6 Migration | p. 357 |
Plan for IPv6 in the IT Environment | p. 358 |
Define the Objectives | p. 362 |
Alignment with Strategic Objectives | p. 363 |
Project Goals | p. 365 |
Project Scope | p. 366 |
Project Timeline | p. 368 |
Metrics and Milestones | p. 369 |
Project Plan Development | p. 370 |
Assess the IT Environment | p. 371 |
Product Assessment | p. 373 |
Actions Based on Product Assessment | p. 375 |
Operational and Governance Policies | p. 375 |
Governance Considerations | p. 376 |
Organizational Leadership | p. 377 |
Policy Considerations | p. 378 |
Project Execution Policies | p. 381 |
Initiate and Support Technology Education | p. 383 |
Training Domains | p. 384 |
Educational and Information Resources | p. 385 |
Training Assessment | p. 386 |
IPv6 Address Planning | p. 387 |
Leverage the IPv6 Industry Experience | p. 388 |
Business and Technology News | p. 388 |
Standards Compliancy and Interoperability Information | p. 389 |
Vendor and Application References | p. 390 |
Research Efforts | p. 391 |
Documented Deployments | p. 392 |
IPv6 in Other Standards | p. 393 |
Summary | p. 394 |
Conclusion | p. 397 |
Evolutionary Perspective | p. 398 |
Adoption Perspective | p. 400 |
Futuristic Perspective | p. 402 |
Index | p. 405 |
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