> From: Jerry Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:06:24 -0400 > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Patrick/NANOG, see list of sites below to get information on IPV6 > transitions. When you go to www.cio.gov you can type in ipv6 in the > search bar to get more information. When the USG migrates to IPv6 > those agencies working with them will have to migrate or take one of > the approaches listed in previous postings to the nanog list. It'll > most likely be a slow transition but you'll really need to have that > conversation with the agency you're supporting or getting services > from to determine their timeline and what will be supported in the > future. > > Now more specifically in your case that would be a good question for > HHS & SSA on what the roadmap is for pushing information and receiving > it for medicare or other e-gov programs. > > I typed in the following into google and got all kinds of good info > related to your question: ipv6 medicare and site:.gov > > > http://www.cio.gov/ > > http://www.cio.gov/documents/IPv6_FAQs.pdf > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-1-fea.html > > http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/documents/minutes/2007-03/IPv6-NIST-ITL_ISPAB0307.pdf > > Jerry > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Mar 18, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Darden, Patrick S. wrote: > > > > > > > I'm looking for documentation on how the US Government IPv6 mandate > > affects associated agencies--e.g. healthcare providers, non-profits, > > or any company that depends on US Gvt. funding, record keeping, or > > financial reimbursement for services rendered (e.g. via Medicare). > > > > Over the past 5 years most US Gvt--Assoc. Agencies communications > > have moved from modem/BBS type systems to Internet based systems. > > With the mandate, IPv4 will still be available, but I would bet it > > will be less and less supported as time moves on. I would like to > > see what the Gvt. has planned.... > > > > I've googled, read FAQs, and looked over the docs at whitehouse.gov > > without much luck. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Please DON'T PANIC! People keep reporting that the US government is about to (or in the process of) transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6. While this is true for some definition of transition, it is NOT true for any definition I would normally use. >From the IPv6 FAQ at cio.gov: OMB Memorandum 05-22 requires the agency's network backbone (aka. "network core") to be capable of transmitting both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic and supporting IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, by June 30, 2008. Note: 1. This only applies to backbone networks, not services or end systems. 2. This "transition" is NOT away form IPv4, but to a dual stack supporting both IPv4 and IPv6. This means that the DOE backbone nets (I work for one of them) must be capable of accepting IPv6 traffic from our sites and passing it to other sites or to other networks and most have IPv6 capable DNS. The FAQ makes this clear with the statement: The requirements for June 30, 2008 are for the network backbone (core) only. Applications, peripherals, and other IT assets which are not leveraged in the execution of the functions mentioned above are not required for the June 30, 2008 deadline. So nobody doing business with the US government is required to use or even support IPv6 to access the government services. Only US Government backbone provides are in any way impacted by OMB 05-22. That said, it is likely that dual stack services will be required at some future date by some future memorandum, but when and what is unknown at this time. There is not indication of any plan to remove IPv4 capability from any network or service. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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