Deprecate, Deprecate, Deprecate

IPv6 has added many new words and ideas to the lexicon of IT professionals.  One of the least expected:  deprecate. The dictionary (dictionary.com) says that deprecate means “to express earnest disapproval of”, to “urge reasons against” or, oddly, “to pray for deliverance from”.  In the IT world the world a thing being ‘deprecated’ is a…

Know Thy (IPv6) Neighbor

In IPv6 there are four [tables | lists | data structures] used as part of the packet forwarding process (e.g. Neighbor Discovery and the Conceptual Sending Algorithm).  They are: Neighbor Cache Destination Cache Prefix List Default Router List These data structures are currently defined by RFC 4861 (and previously by RFC 1970 and RFC 2461,…

Chief Information Officers Council – Roadmap Toward IPv6 Adoption for the Federal Government

Just last week (July 12, 2012), the Chief Information Officers Council released this updated version of the Roadmap Toward IPv6 Adoption for the Federal Government to help with the upcoming deadlines for September of 2012 and September 2014. It highlights the history as well as the government’s vision for IPv6. To read the original article…