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Nonetheless, in order to meet the service commercialization of new Industry 4.0 There is much more innovation to come
requirements of various industries, global use cases in smart transport, smart as IPv6 and the closely associated
industry momentum is also gaining mining, smart manufacturing, and other technologies of IPv6+ expand and
around further IP functionality innovation. industries. It does so by creating on- mature. Created in October 2020, the
For example, according to ETSI , cloud AR/ demand and capillary networking through ETSI IPE (IPv6 Enhanced Innovation)
1
VR services require high bandwidth and a the combination of IPv6 address space Industry Specification Group aims to
latency of less than 20ms. Autonomous for IoT devices combined with IPv6- identify new IPv6-based use cases and
driving requires a delay of 5–20ms, while based network slicing, AR/VR, and other specify requirements needed to enable
industrial automation requires a latency technologies. Benefits for these industries the deployment of IPv6 across new and
of 1–10ms. Moreover, smart city projects include improved efficiency and safer evolving technology domains, including
now use ICT to improve efficiency, manage work environments, increased worldwide 5G, AI, and hybrid multi-cloud services. IPE
complexity, and enhance citizens' quality competitiveness, and reduced energy aims to drive full connectivity with IPv6,
of life. Smart cities encompass various consumption. enabling the vision of "IP on everything."
initiatives across governance, safety
and security, transport, energy, physical In addition, IPv6+ allows for new Ultimately, we must remember that the
infrastructure, and healthcare. In short, service innovations. This includes scale of IP networks is expanding. The
the digital revolution has shifted from the selling differentiated quality of service attributes of IP connectivity are increasing.
“Internet of Everything” to the “Intelligent through network slicing and shortening The application scenarios supported by IP
Connection of Everything”. provisioning times to match cloud- continue to be diversified. With this in mind,
application requirements, all through a digital world in which IP is ubiquitous—
This requires a new approach to IPv6, automation and software-defined and intelligence is omnipresent—beckons.
which we refer to as IPv6+. It is an networking (SDN) control.
innovation concept based on IPv6, and
has a wide range of social, economic, and Created in October 2020, the ETSI IPE (IPv6 Enhanced
industrial values. Through the combination Innovation) Industry Specification Group aims to identify
of massive address space and advanced
technologies, IPv6+ can play a crucial part new IPv6-based use cases and specify requirements
in smart cities achieving SLAs and helping needed to enable the deployment of IPv6 across new and
KPI fulfillment.
evolving technology domains, including 5G, AI, and hybrid

IPv6+ can accelerate the multi-cloud services.

1 ETSI, IPv6 Best Practices, Benefits, Transition Challenges and the Way Forward, ETSI White Paper No. 25, August 2020

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