With the necessary deployment of IPv6, manufacturers and vendors are required to do extensive interoperability testing on network devices to be able to run the new protocol and provide compatibility for the old one, Martin Rowe of the Test and Measurement World reports. He further describes the concept of transition methods such as 6rd and dual stack that allow network operators to continue to use IPv4 network devices while deploying IPv6 customer premises equipment.

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