IPv6 is the shortened form for Internet Protocol Version 6. IPv6 is designed by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) as the successor to IPv4. IPv6 seeks to solve various issues with the current implementation of IPv4 including shortage of addresses and adds features such as network auto-configuration and improvements to routing and security.
IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands is a Chapter of the global IPv6 Forum and provides leadership, education, information and resources on IPv6 to aid its adoption and deployment in the Pacific Islands.
Over 200 delegates attended PacIP6 2007. The first day addressed the latest developments in the IPv6 world and the second day was devoted to hands-on IPv6 training provided by Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC). The training programme proved to be very popular and was repeated later in the week due to popular demand. Some 70 individuals from the region participated in the training programme.
Speakers at PacIP6 2007 included leading regional and international IPv6 experts. Rajnesh Singh, President of the IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands also relayed a report on the Pacific's first IPv6 deployment by the University of the South Pacific.