Twenty-five years ago, on August 3, 1999, ESnet made history by receiving the first production IPv6 netblock in North America, marking a significant milestone in internet development. Assigned by the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), this allocation, known as 2001:400::/32, remains in use today and represents a foundational moment in the deployment of IPv6 technology.
- ESnet was issued the first production IPv6 netblock on August 3, 1999.
- Pioneering IPv6: This allocation by ARIN was the first of its kind in North America and potentially the world.
- IPv6, developed by the IETF in the 1990s, was designed to expand the addressing scheme to support the growing internet.
- Ongoing Impact: ESnet continues to drive IPv6 adoption, co-leading the Department of Energy’s IPv6-only Implementation Team and promoting IPv6 in research and education networks globally.
For more on this historic milestone, read the blog post “25 Years of Production IPv6 in ESnet” by network engineer and IPv6 expert Michael Sinatra.
https://lightbytes.es.net/2024/08/02/25-years-of-production-ipv6-in-esnet/
