This publication provides an overview of European R&D activities in the IPv6 area, focussing on projects, networks, trials and applications developed and demonstrated in the Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme.

This overview has been edited by the IST project 6LINK based on inputs from 6LINK partners and from many external contributors, including representatives of the European Commission, other IST projects and other companies and research institutions.

The following topics are specifically addressed:

• Overview of the IST work programme and its relation to IPv6;
• Deployment issues related to IPv6 technology: IPv6 Plug and Play, Multicast, Mobility, Security, Performance and Conformance;
• Description of projects that have developed IPv6 applications and services, and;
• Research networks.

This article comes from the 6DEPLOY - IPv6 Deployment and Support - Home
http://www.ist-6deploy.com/

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