
Chapter 1
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The Disruptive Protocol 17
1.5 A Possible IPv6 Future
As a classic disruptive technology, applications for IPv6 should be
expected to crop up unexpectedly; that means leading network industry
companies can be expected to completely overlook those applications.
One good candidate is everywhere in the world except North America.
With more than enough IPv4 address-allocated space for North
America, there is little frustration there when it comes to getting IPv4
network addresses. The rest of the world is not so fortunate, with Asia
particularly affected by the address shortage. As China continues to
computerize, it will be hard-pressed to effectively ...