IPv6 and Telecom IPv4 Is Finally Running Out. Now What?

As this  recent article explains, it's the 11th hours for IPv4 address. If you haven't taken this threat seriously yet, maybe it's time.

The Handbook of IPv4 to IPv6 Transition: Methodologies for Institutional and Corporate Networks by John J. Amoss and Daniel Minoli

• Addresses the migration and macro-level scalability requirements
• Discusses IPv6 network constructs, AutoConfiguration techniques, and the suite of IPv6 and related protocols
• Describes IPv6 enterprise/institutional network migration scenarios and coexistence issues
• Examines scenarios and techniques for introducing IPv6 into carrier networks
• Explores application aspects of IPv6 transition, issues related to mobile environments, and security in IPv6 networks

IoT, IPv6: IT Issues? Security Problems? Anything?

A recent issue of Networkworld teased The Internet of Things: Coming to a Network Near You on its cover.

We’ve been following, and publishing books on, IoT for a long time now. Speakers at last week’s Infosecworld mentioned IoT, along with Smart Grid, in sessions and keynotes. My question is, does anyone really know or care? Based on readership of articles and excerpts we’ve published and book sales, I’d say no.

Yet, like IPv6, another topic that doesn’t seem important to many people, IoT is going to become an IT problem, and an major security issue as well. It’s not just your smart refrigerator telling you to pick up milk on the way home from work. As the Smart Grid rolls out with essentially billions of sensor nodes, and vehicular networks, bandwidth demands will jump sharply and Big Data will inundate everything.

As a test, here are some books, articles, and excerpts covering IoT, IPv6, and Smart Grid. I’m going to monitor to see if there’s any increase in interest.

Articles and Excerpts
Internet of Things: A Context-Awareness Perspective
http://www.ittoday.info/Articles/Internet-of-Things/Internet-of-Things.pdf
The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective
http://www.ittoday.info/Articles/Middleware_IoT.htm
Communication Middleware for the Internet of Things
http://www.ittoday.info/Articles/Middleware_IoT.htm
Smart Grids
http://www.ittoday.info/Articles/Smart_Grid.htm
Basic IPv6 Security Considerations
http://www.infosectoday.com/Articles/Basic_IPv6_Security_Considerations.htm

Books

Unit and Ubiquitous Internet of Things
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466561663
The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439892992
The Internet of Things: From RFID to the Next-Generation Pervasive Networked Systems
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420052817
Security in an IPv6 Environment
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420092295
IPv6: An Introduction and Overview
http://www.ittoday.info/Articles/Migration-to-Ipv6/Migration-to-Ipv6.htm
Handbook of IPv4 to IPv6 Transition: Methodologies for Institutional and Corporate Networks
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9780849385162

World IPv6 Launch. Yawn.

The World IPv6 Launch takes place on June 6, 2012. IPv4 addresses have run out, although workarounds exist, and new top level domains have been created. There's no easy migration path from IPv4 to IPv6. With the growth of M2M, IoT, and Smart Grid, the need for new IP addresses seems obvious. So, does anyone care? Based on book purchases, I'd say no. What's the next step?