Ipv6 Return on Investment (R.O.I.) Analysis Framework at a Generic Level, and First Conclusions

This report puts the analysis of the overall profitability of IPv6 based products or services, in the context first of investment analysis, and next of an evolutive technology adoption in phases. Whereas it cannot serve as an argumentation for a specific product or service, or its migration, it encapsulates the key factors in a structured way, and weighs them against each other. It also assesses the relative merits of IPv4 and IPv6, as a base for comparison, and points at the role played in the investment analysis of the time bases for the IPv4 and IPv6 introductions. Using simplifications, some key overall conclusions can be made showing that over the technology cycle, IPv6 is bound to have both profit enhancing and profit risk reduction properties. A non exhaustive list is given in the incremental deployment phase for some incremental or new revenue sources. Any specific return on investment analysis for a specific product or service would mandate the fulfillment of a number of assumptions, and the availability of full data