The Air Force is preparing to undergo a major transition of its non-secure internet protocol router network, or NIPRNet, and if it goes as planned, you’ll never notice.
The Air Force Network Integration Center is leading the Air Force’s transition from the current Internet Protocol addressing format IPv4 to IPv6, and laying the groundwork to ensure the switch happens seamlessly. While the transition will remain transparent to Airmen, IPv6 will ensure continued global communication and enable new capabilities for the warfighter by providing a vastly larger number of network addresses to support new, intelligent appliances, sensors and effects.
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