IPv6 Transition and scenario in India

This paper reviews the government policy approaches regarding the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. IPv4 is limited to 4.2 billion possible addresses which is not sufficient so another version of internet protocol was developed with 128 bit addresses providing 340 trillion addresses. However the transition process between IPv4 and IPv6 is quite complex. As per the data available ,a centre of innovation for IPv6 is planned which refers to a substantial transition to IPv6 by 2020 with the vision to provide an environment of end to end IPv6 Services under a single umbrella with objectives like implementing IPv6 based pilot projects, to develop model Experimental IPv6 Network, Technical support to Central and State Government units Conducting certified training programs R& D in collaboration with premier institutes for new RFC/New applications, IPRs etc. Also Consultancy support at National / International level is to be provided. Auditing of the networks & its certification is another objective of this policy. The document also tracks the sites where this transition has already taken place successfully and different complex mechanisms that this transition has to deal with for its desired working.