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CANARIE embraces IPv6 connectivity


OTTAWA – Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) will offer Internet Protocol version v6 connectivity to ensure that Canadians benefit from the advanced networks’ capabilities.The IPv6 protocol will use an addressing capacity of several orders of magnitude greater than the current IPv4, since it uses 128 bits to assign IP addresses, rather than 32 bits. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has predicted that IPv4 addresses, used to connect computers and other devices to the Internet, will run out by 2012.“CANARIE is proud to show leadership in Canada and help facilitate this nation’s transition to IPv6,” said president and CEO...