IPv6

VIC6 is an Industry Outreach program, facilitated by The Australian Industry Group supported by the Victorian Government, to promote the benefits of IPv6, ensuring that Victoria maintains its leading edge in the technology field.

Overcoming the limitations of the current IPv4 internet addressing system, IPv6 will provide an effectively unlimited number of IP addresses that can be used across a range of applications and allow for faster, more secure communication between networks.

The Victorian Government is the first state government in Australia to recognise and actively promote the benefits of shifting to IPv6, and has committed $350,000 towards a $1.2 million Industry Outreach program, including the development of a virtual testbed with the AiGroup and IPv6Now.

IPv4 provides a limited number of unique identifiers for each device attached to a network. Address capacity constraints and the short term solutions to this problem are creating further delays and inefficiencies. IPv6 will overcome these inefficiencies.

For instance, instead of having to use twenty gateways to communicate internationally, with IPv6, business only has to use two - this makes it easier to authenticate and authorise communications, improving security, transparency speeds and efficiency.

IPv6 is a technology enabler, it allows for innovation in areas such as monitoring, metering, security, safety and health because each connection, sensor or device can be identified, monitored and remotely controlled.

This has huge implications for Victoria’s economy, particularly in the automotive, health and finance sectors. Demonstration projects will be delivered for each of these sectors, however all Victorian companies are able to access the testbed. The testbed, developed by IPV6Now, will make a worthwhile contribution to industry development and be developed at sufficient scale to support Victorian industry transition to IPv6 and develop the capacity for industry innovation based on IPv6. As such, it will launch Victorian industry into a new phase of visionary participation in the digital economy and generate the potential for future growth and costs savings based on new products and enhanced productivity. Direct industry benefit will be assured by specific industry outreach activities linked to the technology of the new network and facilitated by Ai Group.

For more information, please contact Louise McGrath, phone 03 9867 0158 or visit the VIC6 website.

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