NetFlash: IPv6 fears unfounded?

The benefits of IPv6 are well documented – better security, a larger address space, and so forth. The drawbacks of upgrading to the latest version of IP are also well known – high cost and a high degree of difficulty. But now some early adopters say they were “shocked” at how easy and inexpensive it was to upgrade. That begs the question – should we all move up to IPv6? IPv6 fears unfounded? http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215ipv6.html?net

The benefits of IPv6 are well documented – better security, a larger address space, and so forth. The drawbacks of upgrading to the latest version of IP are also well known – high cost and a high degree of difficulty. But now some early adopters say they were “shocked” at how easy and inexpensive it was to upgrade. That begs the question – should we all move up to IPv6?

IPv6 fears unfounded?

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215ipv6.html?net

Nortel lags behind 10G curve

Call it peer pressure. Lots of vendors are doing interesting things with 10 Gigabit Ethernet – but Nortel, one of the earliest to talk about supporting the high-speed standard, hasn’t followed up with products in some time.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215nortel.html?net

Airespace introduces access point with a twist

A new wireless LAN access point from Airespace is designed to use centralized administration services, eliminating the need to go to the trouble and expense of deploying WLAN switches at remote sites.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215airespace.html?net

FTTP moving up the to-do list for 2004

Regional Bell operating companies say they will begin deploying fiber-to-the-premises technology next year, a rather speedy time frame considering that the proposal for FTTP equipment was issued only six months ago.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215specialfocus.html?net