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136 private links
The need for IPv6 is greater than ever due to unprecedented Internet growth and the rapid, continual development of smart phones, tablet computers and other online-enabled devices. In February 2011, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the organization responsible for international IP address allocation, confirmed complete IPv4 resources depletion. Other global organizations have also reported critical limits on IPv4 address availability. In April 2011, the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Registry became the first of the IANA’s five regional registries to reach its IPv4 address limit. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is expected to follow suit in the near future.