The Internet is running out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, used by computers to communicate and the remaining small pool of existing IP addresses show a critical moment in the IPv4 address limit. This would eventually have global impact for the future network operations of all businesses
The world will soon run out of Internet addresses as the number of devices connected to the Web explodes unless organizations move to a new Internet Protocol version, the head of the body that allocates IP addresses said.
Rod Beckstrom, chief executive of ICANN, said only 8 or 9 percent of ipv4 addresses were left, and companies needed to switch to the new standard of ipv6 as quickly as possible.
"We are running out," he told Reuters in an interview. "That move really needs to be made; we're seeing this scarce resource run down."
Japan is already using the IPv6 to connect thousands of earthquake sensors through a computer system that sends automatic alerts to television programmes and also helps in traffic system.
Currently all devices use the IPv4 protocol, gadgets like mobiles,ps3,music players and cameras run on their own IP addresses, that’s why the shortage. IPv6 will come with an added advantage of holding longer characters and numbers.
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