IPv6 Training
We have managed for the first time in Sudan to organization an IPv6 training in coperation with AfriNIC ( Africa IP address registry ), the training was attended by 70 network engineers from telecom providers, ISPs, academia and network operators .
We managed to have a dedicated IPv6 network in the training venue & IPv6 tunnel connection to an upstream provider “BT”. the training was very successful as immediately after it Sudatel order it’s first IPv6 range from AfricNIC and we had new entities whom proceeded to became an LIR “local internet registries”.
Up stream provides “Bandwidth provides” can play a major role in speeding up IPv6 transition as their networks support ipv6 and if they convienced their customers ( usually big local telecoms” they can either have dual stack or plan a transition on their backbone to IPv6. new studies now show that we might finishing up ipv4 ranges by 2010 0r 2011 and even some countries like mexico has already indicated that by 2011 they will stop assign ipv4 ranges and finsh complete transition to ipv6. more active work to be done on the transition policies and encouraging IT/Telecom sector to migrate to IPv6 .