Benson Schliesser

Benson Schliesser

Distinguished Engineer, Juniper Networks
Joined on September 16, 2010
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Court Approves Nortel’s Sale of IPv4 Addresses to Microsoft

Related Topics: ICANN,  Internet Governance,  Internet Protocol,  IPv6 Transition,  IPv4 Markets,  Networks,  Policy & Regulation,  Regional Registries,  Whois,

Yesterday morning (26-April-2011), in US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Judge Kevin Gross signed an order authorizing Nortel's sale of IPv4 addresses to Microsoft. This is an important moment for the Internet community, as it represents the beginning of a new market-based mechanism for the distribution of scarce IPv4 address resources. As the various Regional Internet Registry (RIR) organizations exhaust their supply, traditional "needs-based" distribution will become impossible. more

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IPv6 Transition,  Whois,  IPv4 Markets,  Internet Protocol,  Policy & Regulation,  Internet Governance,  Regional Registries,  ICANN,  Networks

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Court Approves Nortel’s Sale of IPv4 Addresses to Microsoft

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