New Guide: “Preparing Applications for IPv6” [Archived]

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Posted: Wednesday, 08 July 2015

ARIN is pleased to present “Preparing Applications for IPv6,” a software developers guide to writing and migrating networked applications for use on IPv6 networks. This guide focuses on software application needs when making the migration to IPv6, and covers some common assumptions made when developing software for an IPv4-only Internet.

This guide is available at:

https://www.arin.net/knowledge/preparing_apps_for_v6.pdf

For years, network engineers and planners have been upgrading routers and configuring networks to prepare for the new protocol, but many remain unsure whether or not their custom-built applications and commercial-off-the-shelf software packages are IPv6-ready. Applications are a crucial component of any organization’s network health, but can still be overlooked when preparing a large network for IPv6 adoption.

With the lack of IPv6 transition information for software developers, we feel a guide with a software focus was long overdue. This guide is geared specifically toward software architects, software developers, software engineers, and computer programmers. We hope it will help you gain a more thorough understanding of the changes needed for your software to make a smooth transition to IPv6, and arm you with the knowledge you need to confront software vendors about their preparedness for IPv6.

If you have any questions after reading this guide, just contact us at [email protected].

Regards,

Andy Newton
Chief Engineer
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

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