Re: Madated adoption?

["Eric Klein" <ericlklein@softhome.net>]

Thanks Jordi this is very helpful.

Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "JORDI PALET MARTINEZ" <jordi.palet@consulintel.es>
To: <v6ops@ops.ietf.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Madated adoption?


> Hi,
>
> I try to keep all this info at http://www.ipv6tf.org, but not sure if this
> is as much updated as I wish.
>
> My feeling is that only Japan has a clear "mandate" as a government
decision
> right now.
>
> But there are several related documents for other governmental bodies such
> as:
> http://www.ipv6tf.org/meet/policy_recommendations.php
>
> If anyone can point out some other documents, I will link them also, to
have
> a more complete picture. For example, I just realized that I'm missing
links
> to Japanese, Korean and Chinese documents, at least. I recall there is
also
> something from German MoD and Switzerland.
>
> Also it could be interesting:
> http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=684
>
> One of the conclusions is that most of the countries, at least in Europe,
> have concrete government support, but not concrete "mandated" dates, most
of
> the time are suggestions and not widely publicized. Anyway, those
> suggestions are already achieving results. In Spain most of the public
> tenders ask for IPv6 support since already 3-4 years ago, but is not being
> enabled by default by now in most cases (I believe this will change in the
> next few months). This usually means that the ISPs and vendors have to
> support IPv6 and clearly, is not smart to have different product lines (or
> networks) for government business and other customers. For example, the
> recommendation in 2001 from the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP)
was
> to purchase everything with IPv6 support on it, so it can be enabled when
> required, also all the acquisitions done by the main Internet and
> Information Society entity, as well as all the ministries that I'm aware
of,
> are following this.
>
> I'm not sure a mandate is required, let's say as a "country" decision. I
> mean, is enough if the government mandates its usage in their own
> acquisitions. As said, this is good catalyst for the vendors decide if
they
> want to have two product lines, with and without IPv6 and interoperability
> problems between both, or whatever.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
>
>
>
> > De: Eric Klein <ericlklein@softhome.net>
> > Responder a: <owner-v6ops@ops.ietf.org>
> > Fecha: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:27:12 +0300
> > Para: "v6ops@ops.ietf.org" <v6ops@ops.ietf.org>
> > Asunto: Madated adoption?
> >
> > Based on my memory (and comments about I-D
> > ACTION:draft-baker-v6ops-end2end-00.txt )
> >
> >
> > Tim Chown seemed surprised that I had heard that there was a mandated
> > adoption date for the UK  (UK by 2008, Japan by 2010 etc - not sure
about
> > years for either).
> >
> > Now this WG had a conversation thread a little over a year ago where
these
> > came up.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone knew if their (or other) countries had
announced
> > compliance dates for the full IPv6 conversions.
> >
> > The truth is that this has dual interest to me, as we as a WG should
know
> > what the world (or at least individual nations) are doing or saying
about
> > IPv6. But this is also related to a thesis that I am working on and I am
> > interested to see what is being done towards actual adoption at the
national
> > levels.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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