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Linux Foundation Workgroup Tackles Federal Mandate for Next-Generation Internet Protocol
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 24 / MARKET WIRE/ --
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit
organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced
that its IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) Workgroup has enabled the major
Linux "distros" to meet the U.S. Federal Government's Department of Defense
(DOD) mandate and certification requirements for this next-generation
Internet protocol.
IPv6 is the next-generation Internet protocol designed to replace the
current version, IPv4, which has been used for nearly 20 years. Due to the
explosive growth of the Internet, it is expected that IPv4 addresses will
be exhausted within just a few short years, resulting in an urgency for
IPv6 compliance.
To accelerate IPv6 migration, the U.S. Federal Government put into place a
mandate for all of its agencies to meet the next-generation Internet
protocol requirements for any computing and networking equipment they
acquire.
The Linux Foundation, with leadership from Venkata Jagana, Senior Technical
Staff Member and Chief Architect of Networking within IBM's Linux
Technology Center, formed a Linux IPv6 Workgroup to collaboratively address
this major undertaking and enable Linux-based machines to be
next-generation Internet ready out of the box. Other active workgroup
participants included HP, Nokia-Siemens, Novell and Red Hat.
"In early 2000, IBM recognized the need for Linux to be both IPv6 compliant
and interoperable and started making development contributions by working
with the Linux community and distros," said Kathy Bennett of IBM's Linux
Technology Center. "Today, that effort, along with Linux Foundation's IPv6
WG efforts, have benefited the Linux industry in achieving the Department
of Defense IPv6 certification at a level which is leading in the industry."
"The IPv6 mandate and ensuing requirements are such major undertakings that
it makes it difficult for any one company to deal with it all on its own,"
said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. "This is
exactly the kind of work and collaboration that the Linux Foundation can
facilitate, and which results in real technology advancements for the Linux
operating system."
The Linux Foundation IPv6 Workgroup reviewed the mandate requirements and
performed a detailed IPv6 gap analysis to identify where Linux needed to be
adapted. As a result, existing Linux features, such as ICMPv6, DHCPv6, MIB
support and IPSec for IPv6, are now updated to conform to the Department of
Defense requirements.
For more information on the Linux Foundation's IPv6 Workgroup and its
analysis, please visit the IPv6 Workgroup website at
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/IPv6.
About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation (http://www.linux-foundation.org) is a nonprofit
consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the
Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is
supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from
around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes
Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to
successfully compete with closed platforms.
Trademarks: The Linux Foundation and Linux Standard Base are trademarks of
The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party
marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.
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