{"id":3565,"date":"2014-04-23T10:34:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-infoblox-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2020-05-06T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:31:35","slug":"what-enterprises-need-to-know-and-do-now-that-north-america-is-ipv4-exhausted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/blog\/ipv6-coe\/what-enterprises-need-to-know-and-do-now-that-north-america-is-ipv4-exhausted\/","title":{"rendered":"What Enterprises Need to Know (and Do) Now That North America is IPv4 Exhausted"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARIN announced today<\/a>\u00a0that they are down to their last \/8 (roughly 1.6 million) of IPv4 addresses. Here\u2019s what you need to know and do:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s telling that two of the IPv4 blocks ARIN allocated immediately prior to their announcement went to two large service providers: reportedly, Comcast and Akamai. After all, it\u2019s service providers that require a supply of addresses to continue to grow and be profitable.<\/p>\n

Many enterprise networks have delayed or avoided planning for IPv6 adoption, perhaps surmising that the relatively slow rate (so far) of IPv6 uptake makes such delay or avoidance reasonable.<\/p>\n

But IPv4 exhaustion in North America follows exhaustion that has already happened in Europe and Asia Pacific. In those regions, new Internet subscribers, whether mobile or otherwise, have come online via IPv6. The same trend is now imminent in North America.<\/p>\n

Enterprise managers need to realize that new Internet subscribers will be requesting business websites and content from IPv6 enabled hosts. If those websites and that content are not available over IPv6, while competitors websites are, user experience and brand may suffer.<\/p>\n

Getting your website and content online is a very manageable project for almost all enterprises. You\u2019ll need IPv6 addresses (and a plan prior to determine what size allocation). You\u2019ll also need an ISP that supports IPv6.<\/p>\n

Contact your ISP today and ask them the status of their IPv6 support.<\/p>\n

Next, visit the\u00a0Infoblox IPv6 Center of Excellence page<\/a>\u00a0for address planning and IPv6 adoption resources, including white papers, webinars, and videos.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be following up with more information and resources here on the blog and on the CoE website so be sure to check in often.<\/p>\n

@ipv6tom<\/p>\n

Update: From the ARIN website, if you’ve got a new or pending request for IPv4 space with ARIN, here’s what you need to know:<\/p>\n