Victor, In response to your first point on IPV6, I would not be so worried about another "y2k" like scenario resulting from the switch to IPv6 because its my understanding that the technology behind IPv6 has been tested under what was IPv5. In addition, please note that some of the vendors have their software supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 simultenously to ensure seamless transition. Regarding, who should be worried, you are very right in that the end user should not be worried about implementation but its for the vendors themselves who should ensure that their products support IPv6. However, some end users might experience problems adopting IPv6 due to problems including but not limited to: Absence or lack of manufacturer support or impossible software update. Regards, Evans On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Victor Gathara <v-gathara@dfid.gov.uk>wrote:
1) IPV6: I fear another 'y2k' bug scenario here - much ado about nothing...Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this a problem for the big boys (n girls:) who sell us the devices, operating systems and applications? Why should I be worried if I 'upgrade' or 'patch' my system regularly...and if I'm still running Win 3.1 (or the linux equivalent) then I must not need the net... 2) .KE namespace: I think the issue here is how competent CCK is to manage the namespace. Someone has to do it. And I guess the custodian of what is for our collective good (read government) is the reasonable choice. Legislation should be clear on under what circumstances CCK can act (or not) on .KE. Is it?
Victor
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+v-gathara <kictanet-bounces%2Bv-gathara>= dfid.gov.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of John Walubengo Sent: 30 April 2009 08:24 To: Victor Gathara Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] IG Discussions- Day 4 of 10: Critical Internet Resources,IPv6, TLDs
I wish to thank all the previous contributors and remind Listers that they can still contribute belatedly on previous themes - as long as they pick the corresponding/correct subject lines.
Otherwise getting onto today's theme -IPv6 & Country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Management.
Just some brief background: 1) IPv6: is the new protocol (procedure,standard) for any device (PC, phone, server, camera, etc) communicating over the internet. The old protocol IPv4 is set to reach its limit within 2-3yrs. The prominent item with these protocols is a unique number allocated to each device that wishes to communicate over the internet. These numbers for IPv4 are getting depleted and will be exhausted by 2011/12/13 depending on which scientists you subscribe to.
Issue: Put in bread and butter terms, if your organisation wanted to extend internet communication to your new branch in 2011/12/13, most likely you will not succeed unless the Kenyan social and technostructure was ready for the IPv6 transistion. How ready are we in terms of technical know-how to transit devices, networks, applications, users, etc onto the new IPv6 platform? In particular what is the Kenyan status on this issue? Whose monkey is it to make us ready for the transistion and how far are they in terms of IPv6-readiness? Or should we just relax, sit back and wait for 2011?
2)Top Level Domain: Each countries is reserved with an internet name (.KE for Kenya, .UG for Uganda, etc) which by extension covers corresponding sub-domains such as xyz.co.ke, xyz.ac.ke, xyz.or.ke, etc. How this is managed varies accross countries. Indeed in Uganda, the .UG namespace was created and managed by some private individual (hope this has changed). In Kenya, the top level domain name, .KE is managed by KENIC, www.kenic.or.ke, under a Public-Private Partnership.
Issue: Apparently the management of the Kenyan .KE namespace is set to change - actually has changed - according to the recently enacted Kenya Communication Amendment Act (KCA Act 2008). The .KE namespace will now be exclusively managed by the Regulator, CCK. Is this good or bad for the internet community? Again, putting it in bread and butter terms, how would you like the idea that your e.g. www.nation.co.ke site is alive but could be disabled by our legally Independent Regulator? We have only 1day on this - tomorrow we move onto the National IXP infrasture theme. Floor is open for comments, clarification, corrections and opinions.
walu.
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