[LINK] Fwd: Internet Society, World IPv6 Launch

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Richard Chirgwin
<rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> On 9/06/12 11:58 AM, David Boxall wrote:
>> On 8/06/2012 6:14 PM, Karl Auer wrote:
>>> ... the volume of data accessible only
>>> via IPv4 will decrease, while the volume of data available only via IPv6
>>> will increase ...
>> Which is why, out of curiosity, I checked out my home network. From the
>> looks of it, the only hardware that explicitly supports IPv6 is a
>> relatively new Wi-Fi router. On the 'net-facing interface, it has
>> provision for IPv6. On the home-facing side, I see only v4. My three
>> switches seem to support v4 only. The nodes, of course, all have v6 support.
>>
>> I've applied for an interim NBN satellite service. I've heard, probably
>> on Link, that the NBN will support v6 from the start. Am I right in
>> thinking that the home network can stick with v4 for quite a while, if
>> not indefinitely, provided the 'net interface supports v6?
> I'll correct this detail. The IPv4 / IPv6 remains the choice of the
> retail service provider. The NBN delivers a Layer 2 service.

"NBN Co has begun work on support for Internet Protocol version 6
(IPv6) for Layer 3 protocols on the National Broadband Network, with
the first elements expected to become available next year.

Though the NBN is primarily a Layer 2 network - solely providing the
data link to end-users - it plans to offer some Layer 3 network
services including multicast, SIP telephony and quality of service."
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/272437,nbn-co-plans-ipv6-support.aspx