POLICY :: IPv6 :: Action Plan to R&D
IPv6 Research Projects, from Action Plan to R&D
Rolling out this new technology is not merely a technical problem. Research efforts must be matched by political commitments from European governments.
Concerted efforts are needed to:
- Develop the skills required to manage this new technology.
- Sustain European research efforts.
- Accelerate work on standards and specifications - although most IPv6 standards are in place for the protocol to be implemented, some work needs to be done mainly on security and mobile IPv6.
- Promote the advantages of IPv6 to all economic actors.
Under the previous Fifth and Sixth Research Framework Programme, and now the Seventh Framework Programme, the ICT Programme provides a wide array of research projects to:
- Ensure that IPv6 can be deployed over a wide range of devices and communication systems.
- Investigate some specific aspects related to IPv6, such as:
- IPv6 knowledge dissemination and training (6DISS) and (6DEPLOY - under negotiation),
- IPv6 mobility mechanisms testbed (ANEMONE)
- the large scale international IPv6 pilot network (6NET),
- Advanced tools and services for IPv6 testing (GO4IT),
- the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 (the LONG project),
- Quality of Service aspects (6QM, GCAP),
- IPv6 over satellite (SatIP6),
- IPv6 over power lines (6POWER),
- IPv6 in wireless (6WINIT, 6HOP) or mobile (OverDRiVE) environments
- IPv6, Autonomic Networks (EFIPSAN)
- IPv6 for Africa (IRMA - under negotiation)
- Europe India IPv6 collaboration (6CHOICE)
- IPv6, Emergency (U2010)
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