I read this morning that the global body in charge of allocating IP addresses will be handing out its final block early next year. After that, due to the design of the system, those addresses will be depleted. (An IPv4 address is the familiar 1.2.3.4 address used to identify websites and other destinations on the internet.) This is prompting calls to push the IPv6 protocol (which was introduced in 1995) that is more robust.
What I find interesting is that the eventuality of running out of IPv4 addresses has been known for years…just like the pending insolvency of Social Security. But no seemed to concerned until the inevitable was before us.
The good news is the IPv6 protocol is being worked on and the switch is already well underway. But it goes to show that procrastination and denial won’t stop the inevitable. So deal with it, plan, and make it smoother for everyone.
The article can be found here.
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