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Routers, switches, and cable modems have buffers to temporarily store packets that can't be transmitted right away. As the buffers get bigger, however, latency gets worse. Ars explores the problem, some misconceptions about it, and what needs to be done to mitigate it.
Permalink - posted 2011-01-07
As of January 1, 2011, the number of unused IPv4 addresses is 495.66 million. Exactly a year earlier, the number of available addresses was 721.06 million. So we collectively used up 225.4 million addresses in 2010.
Permalink - posted 2011-01-04
In 2010, twice as many IPv6 address blocks were given out as in 2009, adding up to 5.5 times as much address space.
Permalink - posted 2011-01-04
As of January 1, 2011, the number of unused IPv4 addresses is 495.66 million. Exactly a year earlier, the number of available addresses was 721.06 million. So we collectively used up 225.4 million addresses in 2010.
Permalink - posted 2011-01-01
In 2010, twice as many IPv6 address blocks were given out as in 2009, adding up to 5.5 times as much address space.
Permalink - posted 2011-01-01
H. Dries-Ziekenheiner, I. van Beijnum
Report for the European Commission
December 2010