IPv6 Buzz 068: Addressing The New Federal IPv6-Only Mandate

In this week’s IPv6 Buzz episode Ed, Scott, and Tom talk about the likely impacts of the latest IPv6 mandate from the federal government, which directs that 80% of each fed network be IPv6-only by 2025. Our guest is Nick Buraglio. Nick is a network architect and technical analyst with the Energy Sciences Network and has decades of experience working in and on government nets. He’s also a creator and host of the Modem podcast. Topics discussed include: * How the new IPv6-only Federal mandate will it impact adjacent (and even non-adjacent) enterprises * Is vendor support really there for managing networks over IPv6-only? * How will multi-vendor environments handle the move to IPv6-only? * Whether NAT reliance will wane over time * Nick’s advice for organizations moving to IPv6-only Thanks for listening! Show Links: Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) – Whitehouse.gov @forwardingplane – Nick Buraglio on Twitter Nick Buraglio on LinkedIn ForwardingPlane.net – Nick’s blog The Modem Podcast Your Hosts: * Tom Coffeen @ipv6tom * Scott Hogg @scotthogg * Ed Horley @ehorley