IPv6 Buzz 060: Why the Internet Needs IPv6 – With Special Guest Vint Cerf

In this week’s episode Ed, Scott, Tom, and guest host Greg Ferro talk to Vint Cerf about why the Internet needs IPv6. Vint is Google’s chief Internet evangelist and the co-creator, with Bob Khan, of the Internet Protocol.
In the 46 years since, he has continually worked to expand the technologies that facilitate Internet growth while tirelessly advocating for an open and accessible Internet for the benefit of all humanity.
Topics discussed include:



* Why it’s critical for everyone to adopt IPv6
* The characteristics of IPv6 that make it ideal for the future
* The likely life span of the Internet Protocol—both IPv4 and IPv6
* Signs that the open and interconnected nature of the Internet is changing.
* Risks that the Internet will fragment along political lines and the potential impacts of that fragmentation



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Show Links:
Vint’s Wikipedia page
Vint Cerf on Twitter
Vint Cerf on LinkedIn
A Protocol For Packet Network Intercommunication – University of Massachusetts (PDF)
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