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According to the memorandum, by June 30, 2008, "all agency infrastructures must be using IPv6 and agency networks must interface with this infrastructure." While most agencies readily admit that they are not far enough along the transition path to meet the deadline, IPv6 experts agree that there is still time.
The requirements for June 30, 2008 are for the network backbone (core) only. IPv6 does not actually have to be operationally enabled (i.e. turned on) by the June date. However, network backbones must be ready to pass IPv6 traffic and support IPv6 addresses.
What Must Agencies Do And By When?
November 15, 2005
- Assign an official to lead and coordinate agency planning,
- Complete an inventory of existing routers, switches, and hardware firewalls,
- Begin an inventory of all other existing IP compliant devices and technologies not captured in the first inventory; and
- Begin impact analysis to determine fiscal and operational impacts and risks of migrating to IPv6.
February 2006
- Using the guidance issued by Chief Information Officers Council Architecture and Infrastructure Committee, address each of the elements in Attachment C in your agency’s IPv6 transition plan and provide the completed IPv6 transition plan as part of the agency’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) submission to OMB. Additional guidance on your agency’s EA submission will be forthcoming.
- Provide a progress report on the inventory and impact analysis, as part of the agency’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) submission to OMB. Additional guidance on your agency’s EA submission will be forthcoming.
June 30, 2006
- Complete inventory of existing IP compliant devices and technologies not captured in first inventory, and
- Complete impact analysis of fiscal and operational impacts and risks.
June 30, 2008
- All agency infrastructures (network backbones) must be using IPv6 and agency networks must interface with this infrastructure. Agencies will include progress reports on meeting this target date as part of their EA transition strategy.
We Are What We Preach
Command is an all IPv6 company. Our own infrastructure is based on IPv6. We have our own /32 address allotment - 2610:00f8/32. We have over 300 technical employees focused on IPv6 in areas of networks, applications, functional process and information assurance. Our IPv6 lab is one of the only dedicated IPv6 research and development labs in the country and conducts rigorous testing onsite for both commercial and federal clients.
Command was built specifically to support the U.S. transition to the next generation internet. No other service provider can say that.