FW: You are invited to join in NDSU's participation in the June 8 world-wide IPv6 Test Flight Day

["Semmens, Theresa" <theresa.semmens () NDSU EDU>]

Just sharing. I thought some of you might be interested in what NDSU is going to be doing in honor of tomorrow.

Theresa Semmens, CISA
Chief IT Security Officer
North Dakota State University
IACC 210D
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108
Phone: 701-231-5870
Cell Phone: 701-212-2064
Fax: 701-231-8541
Theresa.Semmens () ndsu edu

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                                                                                                                ~ Kevin 
Beaver & Rebecca Herold


NDSU Participates in World-wide IPv6 Day

On 8 June, 2011, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major 
organizations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour "test flight." The goal of the Test Flight Day is 
to motivate organizations across the industry - Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors 
and web companies - to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.

NDSU's network has fully supported IPv6 since 2008.

NDSU will connect to this global event using IPv6 protocol from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8 in the 
EML 170 videoconference classroom on campus.  Feel free to stop by or visit with those involved in NDSU's connection to 
this event.

For more information on NDSU's preparation for conversion to IPv6, please contact Bruce Curtis, IT Senior Network 
Engineer bruce.curtis () ndsu edu<mailto:bruce.curtis () ndsu edu> or Daniel Erichsen, Interactive Media Specialist 
Daniel.erichsen () ndsu edu

Learn about IPv6
With the rapid growth of the Internet through the  1990's, there was a rapid reduction in the number of free IP 
addresses available under IPv4, which was never designed to scale to these levels. In order to get more addresses, you 
need more bits, which means a longer IP address, which means a new architecture, which means changes to all of the 
routing software. In other words, a major change on which everyone needs to agree, and does not come about quickly.

After examining a number of proposals, the IETF settled on IPv6, recommended in January 1995 in RFC 1752, sometimes 
also referred to as the Next Generation Internet Protocol, or IPng. Since then, a number of organizations, such as the 
IPv6 Forum, have      been working towards its widespread implementation.

By 2004, IPv6 was widely available from industry and supported by most new network equipment. Practical feedback began 
to be received from experience with integration with existing networks. Read the complete history  at 
http://www.ipv6tf.org/index.php?page=meet/history

More Information on IPv6
http://www.worldipv6day.org/
http://www.ipv6day.org/action.php?n=En.IPv6day
http://www.oar.net/press/events/worldipv6day/index.shtml

CeCe Rohwedder
Assistant to the Vice President for Information Technology

NDSU Dept 4500, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
USA
P: 701.231.5646 / f: 701.231.8541
www.ndsu.edu<http://www.ndsu.edu/>

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