Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition
Purpose – IPv6 is the replacement for the Internet’s incumbent protocol, IPv4. IPv6 adoption is required to allow the Internet to continue to grow; however, there has been almost no uptake since its standardisation in the late 1990s. This paper seeks to explain how this non-adoption may be a conse...
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| description | Purpose – IPv6 is the replacement for the Internet’s incumbent protocol, IPv4. IPv6 adoption is required to allow the Internet to continue to grow; however, there has been almost no uptake since its standardisation in the late 1990s. This paper seeks to explain how this non-adoption may be a consequence of current policies paradoxically intended to promote IPv6. Design/methodology/approach – Economic theories of exhaustible resources and permit markets are used to provide an explanation for the lack of adoption of IPv6. Findings – The current policy approach will not yield a significant adoption of IPv6 until after the IPv4 address space is exhausted and may also constrain Internet growth after IPv4 exhaustion occurs. Practical implications – Current policies intended to promote IPv6 diffusion through the Internet must be reconsidered. The economics of permit markets in particular can inform discussions about IPv4 address transfer markets. Originality/value – Economic analyses of IPv6 adoption are almost non-existent and very few prior studies are known. This paper helps to rectify this important gap in the literature. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-462632017-09-13T16:07:08Z Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition Dell, Peter exhaustible resources IPv6 technology diffusion IPv4 permit markets Purpose – IPv6 is the replacement for the Internet’s incumbent protocol, IPv4. IPv6 adoption is required to allow the Internet to continue to grow; however, there has been almost no uptake since its standardisation in the late 1990s. This paper seeks to explain how this non-adoption may be a consequence of current policies paradoxically intended to promote IPv6. Design/methodology/approach – Economic theories of exhaustible resources and permit markets are used to provide an explanation for the lack of adoption of IPv6. Findings – The current policy approach will not yield a significant adoption of IPv6 until after the IPv4 address space is exhausted and may also constrain Internet growth after IPv4 exhaustion occurs. Practical implications – Current policies intended to promote IPv6 diffusion through the Internet must be reconsidered. The economics of permit markets in particular can inform discussions about IPv4 address transfer markets. Originality/value – Economic analyses of IPv6 adoption are almost non-existent and very few prior studies are known. This paper helps to rectify this important gap in the literature. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46263 10.1108/14636691011057046 Camford Publishing Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | exhaustible resources IPv6 technology diffusion IPv4 permit markets Dell, Peter Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title | Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title_full | Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title_fullStr | Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title_short | Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition |
| title_sort | two economic perspectives on the ipv6 transition |
| topic | exhaustible resources IPv6 technology diffusion IPv4 permit markets |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46263 |