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ARIN fighting IPv6 FUD with Comics From the 'IPv4 sky is falling' files:
We've been warned that the Internet is running out of IPv4 address space and the end is near. Yet for some reason, IPv6, isn't something that is being broadly adopted -- in North America at least. We need a hero, or maybe a few superheroes to save the day right? That's where ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) comes in -- they are the organization that is tasked with allocating IP address in the US and Canada for both IPv4 and IPv6. I recently met up with ARIN's Megan Kruse who explained to me what ARIN is doing to get IPv6 adoption in gear. Yes they're using comic books to literally fight the forces of agent FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) that may be limiting IPv6 adoption. Kruse told me that ARIN estimates that IPv4 will be totally exhausted in less than two years and that's even with some un-used address blocks being returned. ARIN is a critical organization and one that I personally think is often overlooked and not well understood. So I got Kruse to explain to me the mission and the goals of ARIN, and what the deal is with the comic books. Check out the full video below. You can download the comics from ARIN -- in my case Kruse had them on the table in her booth at Interop in Las Vegas. Photo: Megan Kruse Credit: Sean Michael Kerner 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: ARIN fighting IPv6 FUD with Comics. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/8119 5 CommentsLeave a comment |
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A comic book is an interesting way of getting the word out. I think it would be better if ARIN focused on promoting relevant information about the IPv4 depletion, such as www.ipv4depletion.com.
ARIN's outreach efforts are quite diverse, and in addition to the comic book initiative, we have collected IPv6 information at the web site.
/John
John Curran
Acting President and CEO
ARIN
@John,
John, I applaud every effort to create awareness about the IPv4 depletion and IPv6, including comic books. However, I feel like a lot of sites promoting IPv6 are very seldom updated. Look at the IPv6 forum webpage or nav6tf.org for an example. To me, all initiatives feels 'project based' as there are no continuity in the efforts. This in turn, creates a sense of lack of urgency.
Take the ARIN IPv6 wiki for example.
The Survey that is being referred to is from September of 2008. The latest news about IPv6 is also from September 2008. The penetration survey, Book reviews and the IPv6 management tool page was last edited in March 2008. The list goes on.
What can we do to make sure that the information is more up to date? Why isn't there an ARIN linkedin group, when RIPE has one with almost 800 members? How do I find Arin on Twitter? Youtube?
Tell me how I can help? This is an important topic.
How about recovering some of the unused IPv4 address space from those many corporate entities that aren't using most of their allocation--IBM, ATT, plenty of others.
Steve -
Each of the RIR's choses its own techniques for communication, and recently ARIN's priorities have been reaching the executive room with awareness of the IPv4 depletion issue. We opted to use certified mail for this, rather than twitter, and so far the response has been excellent.
You may easier see ARIN using more of the social networking media in the future, but we'll continue to prioritize our tools and effort based on the target audience for each communication.
With respect to how you can help, that's simple: The ARIN IPv6 site is a Wiki for just that reason... If you see more current info, feel free to make the desired edits! It truly is meant to be a resource for the community with content from the community.
John Curran
Acting President and CEO
ARIN