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Foreword

Why Does Microsoft Care About IPv6?

I’ve been asked this question a lot over the past five years. The answer hasn’t changed, and the reasons are as relevant today as they were many years ago when a few engineers in Microsoft Research started building an IPv6 stack for Microsoft Windows 2000.

We saw a connectivity imperative that began to drive new scenarios and requirements for the networking stack. Mobile users and devices using a variety of applications in a variety of locations were becoming trends. We believed Windows needed to support these trends and enable developers to build a new class of interoperable, secure, reliable, and dynamic applications.

We call these “seamless applications” because they defined a new set of capabilities that are now becoming the norm. Integrating software and services, distributing data across multiple devices, or providing a roaming experience provides users with a seamless experience from anywhere at any time.

The impact of these seamless experiences will be profound. Individuals will control their digital world in ways they cannot today. Personal computers (PCs) will give way to “personal computing” from many PCs and devices, and users will be able to access their information from anywhere at any time. In turn, IT will be revitalized and more focused on business success and employee productivity instead of building out hardware and subnets.

At Microsoft, we believe that the next generation network will be a cornerstone to enabling the continued development and deployment of these seamless applications. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 provide the foundation by enabling IPv6 by default with pervasive support throughout the system. I am very proud to have been a part of these releases and the milestones they represent for computing and for the Internet as a whole.

Of course IPv6 is a disruptive technology for many people. Learning how to use, manage, troubleshoot, and test for IPv6 is going to take time. This book is a great resource to prepare you for this new technology and the capabilities it offers. I hope you find it helpful in your quest to enable us all to realize seamless applications.

Chris Mitchell

Group Program Manager

Windows Networking

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