IPv6 solutions
Expecting more Internet business? Don’t run out of addresses before you know it. Get more IP addresses and expanded capabilities with IPv6, even as tw telecom supports your IPv4 addressing needs.
The rapid growth of Internet-enabled devices creates the need for more and more available IP addresses. IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the next generation IP address standard that will supplement and eventually replace IPv4, the IP version used across the Internet today. IPv6 replaces the IPv4 32-bit address scheme with a longer 128-bit address scheme. IPv6 can support up to 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses.
IPv6 also offers several other advantages, too. To name a few, you’ll get simplified headers, increased levels of addressing hierarchy, improved IP mobility support, simpler auto-configuration of addresses, and enhanced security features—including encryption and authentication options.
IPv6 is available today and will become the industry-standard for addressing configuration. If you haven’t yet begun to plan for the migration to IPv6, there’s no time like the present. Plus, tw telecom will be right there with you to ensure a smooth transition. IPv6 introduces a completely new way of Internet addressing. You’ll need to ensure complete network readiness and tw telecom can get you there, from the network layer—ranging from systems support, security policies, routing protocols—all the way up to enabling your business applications over IPv6. This transition will not happen overnight. It will take time and incur deployment costs. IPv4 and IPv6 will need to co-exist in a variety of environments. This dual-stack Internet will exist for many years. To help you transition at your own pace, tw telecom will be there—today and tomorrow.