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    Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition

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    Authors
    Dell, Peter
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    Dell, Peter. 2010. Two economic perspectives on the IPv6 transition. info. 12 (4): pp. 3-14.
    Source Title
    info
    DOI
    10.1108/14636691011057046
    ISSN
    14636697
    School
    School of Information Systems
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    The definitive version is available from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46263
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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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