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The realities of building an IPv6-only city – APNIC


Guest Post: Practical lessons learned from deploying city-wide greenfield IPv6-only.

In Xiong’an, IPv6-only is currently deployed for digital roads, office networks, and leadership housing, which have established a strong foundation for broader IPv6 implementation across the region. A limited number of non-IPv6 devices, such as access control systems and older printers, are in the dual-stack area and connect to the public network via DS-Lite. We’ve learned that the successful deployment of IPv6-only requires government intervention, effective coordination, dedicated support teams, industry ecosystem backing, and public awareness initiatives.

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