IPV6 CONNECTIVITY PROVIDING METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make IPv6 connectivity possible without upgrading a network equipped with an IPv4 component. SOLUTION: The Internet Service Provider (ISP) makes at least one point of presence including at least one IPv6 Connect Agent available to customers. The ISP allows a customer's IPv6 enabled node located within the customer's network containing IPv4 components to automatically discover an IPv6 Connect Agent. The ISP facilitates IPv6 communication between the customer's IPv6 enabled node and the discovered IPv6 Connect Agent, across the customer's network containing the IPv4 components. The ISP also facilitates IPv6 communication between the discovered IPv6 Connect Agent and an IPv6 entity located outside of the customer's network containing the IPv4 components. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI