There is a lot of discussion and activity around transitioning to IPv6, most of which is being driven by the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. The exponential increase in demand for Internet services from users, applications, devices and services has led to the rapid depletion of IPv4 addresses. For example, the world is becoming more mobile with the adaption of tablet PC's, smart phones, and laptop computers, all of which require a unique IP address.
IPv6 has been in development since the early 90's and is uniquely positioned to meet the requirements of the evolving Internet architecture and the technologies requiring Internet access. It provides continued growth opportunity through 128 bit addressing, simplifies packet headers for more efficient routing, delivers auto-configuration between routers, offers additional security through default IP Security (IPSec) functionality, and better supports fixed to mobile convergence. Excell was among the first service providers to deploy IPv6 throughout its transport networks.
Currently, Excell supports a combination of dual stack IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. The concurrence ensures business continuity in our data transport strategy. The network will continue to deliver a quality customer experience regardless of the Internet Protocol version access method.
The IPv6 platform provides greater scalability, higher levels of security, better support for IP convergence, and more features for fixed-mobile convergence, multi-media collaboration, and multi-casting applications.
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