Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next generation Internet protocol destined to replace the aging IPv4, which was released in the early 1980s. IPv6 is a network layer standard that governs the addressing and routing of data packets through a network.
IPv6 is of particular importance to Internet users in developing countries as it offers great opportunities and opens a new era for the global Internet community. The Egyptian government looks seriously at IPv6 as a potential enabling environment for our ICT industry to further develop and prosper.
In 2004, MCIT launched the Egypt IPv6 Task Force (E-IPv6). E-IPv6 is a non-profit activity created by a group of volunteers representing the government, industry, as well as universities and research institutes. The task force started with twenty three members and has been expanded to more than fifty members representing twenty organizations. The task force’s objectives include raising the awareness on the impacts of IPv6, identifying suitable transition scenarios, as well as coordinating industry and research and development efforts to facilitate the transition into IPv6.
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