ESTIMATING OF THE PREPAREDNESS LEVEL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF IPv6 IN THE OWN NETWORKS

Abstract

A comparative analysis of the key technologies to ensure collaboration of telecommunication networks that were built with using different versions of IP protocol: dual stack; tunneling and encapsulation; translation of the protocols. Two groups of factors are proposed: factors that will influence the choice of the technical migration way to the IPv6 stack and the factors that generally determine the feasibility of migration, regardless of the technical options. The method of estimating of the preparedness level of telecommunications operators for the introduction of IPv6 in the own networks is based on the use of the modified analytic hierarchy process was proposed. Expert assessment of IPv6 implementation in Ukraine with a wide range of experts from the telecommunication companies of various sizes was presented. These calculations allowed to determine the factors that from the perspective of telecommunications operators in the greatest impact on the migration to IPv6 in Ukraine at the time of publication.