Analysis and development of the ipv6 protocol in the data network of the Cesar Regional Ombudsman's Office

The following presents the results of the research conducted on the migration to IPv6 at the Ombudsman’s Office – Cesar Regional Office, based on Phases I and II of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies’ “IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Guide for Colombia.”

This initiative is driven by the depletion of IPv4 address space, as declared by the Regional Internet Registries (RIR), the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), and the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), among others. Such scarcity compels organizations to adopt IPv6 to maintain operational continuity and to avoid issues such as the exhaustion of addresses for new devices, incompatibility with native IPv6 applications and services, security vulnerabilities linked to policy limitations, increased administrative complexity, and other constraints that hinder organizational growth.

Accordingly, during Phase I, the readiness level of the institution for IPv6 migration was assessed. A diagnostic plan was executed to determine hardware and software compatibility rates, thereby identifying which devices and services required replacement and/or upgrades prior to initiating the migration process.

In Phase II, IPv6 addressing was enabled for all hardware and software components in accordance with the Phase I diagnostic plan. Additionally, IPv6-based services were configured—including DNS, DHCP, Security, VPN, and Web services, among others—to validate their functionality and operational performance. Furthermore, coordination with the Internet Service Provider (ISP) is required to establish IPv6 routing and ensure comprehensive external IPv6 connectivity.