Running Out of IP Addresses
Kirt's Cogitations™ #51

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Running Out of IP Addresses

If 3G catches on too quickly, we might be in trouble. 3G devices require unique IP addresses. With only a finite number of IP addresses available using the current IPv4 scheme, the next generation of IP addressing is hotly under development. Known as IPv6 (where's version 5?), it is the protocol mandated by the 3GPP for W-CDMA, and is an option for 2.5G and GPRS. Japan and Europe have a year-2005 IPv6 roadmap in place. North America has none even though nearly all the world's IP technology leaders are in the U.S. Go figure!

Amplifier Solutions Corporation (ASC) - RF Cafe Website

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...