Ipv6

Meganet has been testing IPv6 networks internally and will eventually offer commercial IPv6 services. IPv6 connectivity will be available for both our direct connection customers and our colocation customers. Meganet is currently pursuing peering with new and existing IPv6 networks. To help you understand what Ipv6 is and why ISP's such as Meganet have adopted the service, here is some information:

What is IPv6?

IPv6 is an Internet protocol that will eventually replace IPv4. The major difference between the two is that IPv6 uses 128 bit addresses and Ipv4 uses 32 bit addresses. This increase in address space is expected to accommodate newer technologies and will enable more devices to communicate with each other, which will create an even larger internet than what we see today. Although IPv6 is being deployed, Ipv6 and IPv4 will coexist on the Internet for quite a while.

Colocation

Meganet will offer colocation space with IPv6 in the future. Whatever your colocation needs are, Meganet can help you. For current IPv4 colocation services, please check out our facility: http://meganet.net/colocation

Benefits of IPv6

Fundamental Benefits of IPv6
Feature IPv6 IPv4
Easier management of networks IPv6 networks provide autoconfiguration capabilities. They are simpler, flatter and more manageable, especially for large installations. Networks must be configured manually or with DHCP. IPv4 has had many overlays to handle Internet growth, which demand increasing maintenance efforts.
End-to-end connective integrity Direct addressing is possible due to vast address space - the need for network address translation devices is effectively eliminated. Widespread use of NAT devices means that a single NAT address can mask thousands of non-routable addresses, making end-to-end integrity unachievable.
Unconstrained address abundance 3.4 x 1038 = 340 trillion trillion trillion addresses - about 670 quadrillion addresses per square millimetre of the Earth's surface. 4.29 x 109 = 4.2 billion addresses - far less than even a single IP address per person on the planet.
Platform for innovation and collaboration Given the numbers of addresses, scalability and flexibility of IPv6, its potential for triggering innovation and assisting collaboration is unbounded. IPv4 was designed as a transport and communications medium, and increasingly any work on IPv4 is to find ways around the constraints.
Integrated interoperability and mobility IPv6 provides interoperability and mobility capabilities which are already widely embedded in network devices. Relatively constrained network topologies restrict mobility and interoperability capabilities in the IPv4 Internet.
Improved security features IPSEC is built into the IPv6 protocol, usable with a suitable key infrastructure. Security is dependent on applications - IPv4 was not designed with security in mind.

(chart provded by IPv6 Now Pty Ltd)

IPv6 In Detail

The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), our Regional Internet Registry, manages the distribution of Internet numbers, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space. They created this great video that describes Ipv4 and IPv6 in detail. Please take a few minutes to review it.

For more information please contact sales@meganet.net or call 508-646-0030