After considering the situation
of the IPv4 central pool exhaustion and the analysis paper published
by AfriNIC staff in April 2007 [1], The AfriNIC Board approved in
its last meeting an action plan for the staff to intensify its awareness
campaign on the issue and advise network operators in the region
to make their network infrastructure IPv6 ready as soon as possible.
Resolution [#200707.01]: "Noting the imminent
exhaustion of the IPv4 address central pool, the AfriNIC Board resolves
that efforts to draw the public's attention to the problem and potential
solutions such as IPv6 be intensified, and instructs the staff to
take appropriate action in this regard". In line with this
resolution, the following document has been sent to our members.
http://www.afrinic.net/news/afltt-ipv6200707-0015.pdf
French Version is available at
http://www.afrinic.net/news/afltt-ipv6.pdf
This direct communication will be followed by different
other measures/activities to continue to promote the adoption of
IPv6 in the Africa region. Among other activities, AfriNIC will
have a press conference to reach out to a larger audience including
the media and intensify its IPv6 training activity across the continent.
We will also soon launch a specific area on our
web site dedicated to IPv6, from where policy, training materials,
papers and other useful information related to IPv6 will be available.
Do not hesitate to contact our team, should you
have any further questions or need more clarification.
[1]http://www.afrinic.net/news/ipv4_exhaustion.htm
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