Press Release
IPv6 Forum Software Developers Program___________________
Austin, USA/Luxembourg, 24.11, 2023 - The IPv6 Forum welcomes the formation of a new IPv6
initiative with the establishment of the IPv6 Software Developers Program under the leadership ofMr. Lawrence Hughes as its chair.
"The IPv6 Software Developers program will invite key software developers from industry,
research and academia to work jointly on the IPv6 software and applications milestones withcollaborative vision to focus its efforts to achieve the adoption the New Internet world basedon IPv6" stated of Mr. Lawrence Hughes, Chairman

The prime objective of the IPv6 Software Developers Program and its members is to promote
deployment and coordinated uptake of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with support fromindustry, education, research communities and government agencies enabling equitable access totechnology and knowledge.

This is the first program to help train software developers in IPv6 vs. network and cybersecurity
engineers – something that has been sadly lacking before.
This work was inspired by the classic work on network programming for UNIX, by Richard
Stevens (but brought up to date for IPv6 by Mr. Hughes)
This is based on many years of real-world experience in creating commercial appliances andapplications developed by Mr. Hughes, as well as migration of the US IRS to IPv6 by Ralph
Wallce. It required a deep understanding of both IPv6 networking and network softwaredevelopment.
As part of this effort, Mr. Hughes has already created the IPv6 Forum CNP6 Silver course(Certificate Network Programmer for IPv6). There will likely be additional courses in this area
over time. This is the first IPv6 Forum training that targets software developers.
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community a strong voice and representation in the new Internet world to create momentum
in deploying IPv6 and gradually sunset IPv4," stated Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum President.
The Internet World has been using the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) for the last four
decades. Despite its tremendous success, IPv4 has exhibited signs of strain, especially in its totally
depleted IP address space and its growing security concerns. IPv6 successfully preserves today'sInternet, and adds much more, such as virtually unlimited IP address space to connect everyone andeverything, stateless auto-configuration, seamless mobility, automated network management, end toend security and new service levels such as SRv6, to name a few examples of opportunity.
About the IPv6 Software Developers Program
The IPv6 Software Developers Program is a program of the IPv6 Forum dedicated to theadvancement and promotion of IPv6 best practices and lessons learned. Comprised of individualmembers, as opposed to corporate sponsors, its mission is to provide technical leadership andinnovative thought for the successful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking andtelecommunications infrastructure, present and future. The Uzbekistan Council collaborates within
the IPv6 Forum with other national based councils in creating a peer reviewed compendium ofrecommended IPv6 specific standards and deployment bestpractices. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12931000/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organization Contact:
IPv6 Forum Contact:
Latif Ladid
Luxembourg
Chairman: Mr. Lawrence Hughes+352 30 71 34
Chairman
Latif.ladid@ipv6forum.com
lhughes@hughesnet.org
LinkedIn –https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12931000/

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