Finally, IPv6 is available in India. Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has now started issuing the sixth version of internet address ‘IPv6’.
Ipv6 is the latest version of Internet protocol address. It was launched to replace IPv4 that is being currently used. Ipv6 was developed because iPv4 is running out of addresses.
IPv4 was exhausted few months back and they are also limited. So, ISP aften assign same IP address to many users in different time frame. That makes it haed to identify a user. But number of IPv6 is large enough to allocate an IP address to a user.
“The number of IPv6 addresses available is enormous. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can allocate an IP address to their users. People can be easily identified if they are using IPv6,” APNIC Director (Services and Operations) Sanjaya said at the roadshow for new version IPv6 here today.
At this time, It is issuing IP address at a 60 percent discount. The pricing starts at INR 21,999 (US$396) while the actual price is around INR 66,000 (US$1,188) in Asia Pacific region.
“We are issuing IPv6 addresses at up to 60 per cent less than prevailing rates in the ongoing soft launch period. This is to test compatibility of hardware and softwares that has to be in place. In next couple of months we will launch industrial grade of IPv6,” National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) Chief Executive Govind said.
