Was IPv6 introduced ? If yes , when & is it being used in any country?Why no one talks about that presently?

Answer 1

Yes, IPv6 is released. I downloaded and implemented it quite a few months ago. I haven't really noticed anything different since installing it. Supposed to the next big thing in internet protocol. I don't know why we don't hear much. If you want to learn more about I would recommend visiting microsoft's knowledge base and doing a simple search for IPv6.

Answer 2

IPv6 has been introduced. This version uses 128 bit addresses; the first 48 bits represent the MAC address. As of yet, there is no date for converting everything over to IPv6--this has to be done manually. So there will be plenty of work for ITs for years.

Answer 3

IPv6 has been in use for quite some time...although currently, only certain US government agencies and China are the only organizations that I know of that adopt it. Current Talk about IPv6 includes suggestions among Network Engineers, Administrators, and other activists to abandon IPv6 entirely and block all IPv6 traffic, the idea being that we isolate the Chinese network to block off a significant portion of spam and other network attacks (such as DDoS attacks). So, in short, it's here, it's being used, and it's being talked about. ;)

Answer 4

"IPv6 Implementations are being developed for many different host operating systems and routers. Many are now shipping products. This includes host implementations by Apple, BSDI, Bull, Digital, Epilogue, FreeBSD, FTP Software, Hitachi, HP, IBM, INRIA, Interpeak, Linux, Mentat, Microsoft, NetBSD, Nokia, Novell, NRL, NTHU, OpenBSD, Pacific Softworks, Process Software, SICS, SCO, Siemens Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics, Sun, UNH, and WIDE, and router implementations by 3Com, 6WIND, Bay Networks, cisco Systems, Digital, Hitachi, IBM, Merit (routing protocols), Nokia, NTHU, Sumitomo Electric, and Telebit Communications."

Answer 5

Refer to the following links:
http://www.ipv6.org/
The website contains the required information.

Here is a list of various other sites with more information.
http://www.freenet6.net/
Freenet6 server delivers IPv6 connectivity for end stations using IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels. Computers connected to Internet can use this free service to get connected on the 6Bone.
http://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng/html
IP Next Generation (IPng) Working Group Home Page
http://www.6bone.net
6bone Home Page
http://www.6ren.net
6ren Home Page
http://ipng.ip6.fc.ul.pt
University of Lisbon Science Faculty IPv6 testbed (in Portuguese)
http://www.stardust.com/ipv6/index.htm
Technology channel on Startdust.com for IPv6
http://www.ipv6.ru/
Russian National IPv6 Forum
http://www.eurescom.de/public/projects/P700-series/P702/html/brochure.htm
European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications
http://www.ipv6forum.com
A world-wide consortium of leading Internet vendors, Research & Education Networks.
http://hs247.com/
IPv6 News & Links

http://www.ipv6.org/impl/windows.html
Implementation Details

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6
wikipedia world's largest encyclopedia Ipv6 reference

www.ipv6tf.org/
ipv6 task force

Microsoft Version of Ipv6
www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/ipv6/default.mspx

www.ipv6forum.org/
Forum for deployment of ipv6

www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipv6-charter.html
Internet Engineering Task Force on ipv6

www.6bone.net/
ipv6 test bed

For white papers and queries on Ipv6
http://www.commandinformation.com/ipv6/index.php

Newest Version of Microsoft Windows has implementation of Ipv6 ie., Windows 2003 Server and beyond, Windows XP
Refer: http://research.microsoft.com/msripv6/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/sdks/platform/tpipv6/download.asp
Download Technology Preview (Pre-Release Software)

Answer 6

Yes. It is being used around the world for unicast and multicast routing.

I have no idea where you are, but I hear quite a lot about it.