IPv6 could be vital to our economy and innovation in the years to come. That’s why we are monitoring IPv6 deployment. Part of that monitoring is gaining insight in the number of IPv6 versus IPv4 users. For this, we need your help as a webmaster. We provide a script that will do the monitoring, and we provide a portal where you can get access to only your own data. All you need to do to gain insight in the number of visitors of your website that are capable of accessing the IPv6 Internet, is to put our script on your website.  It does not matter if your website is only addressable by IPv4!

Interested? Read the details below, or download the white paper here.

Why measure IPv6 user percentage?

The available IPv4 address spaces are running out and internet users will need to migrate to IPv6 at some point. It is important for websites to be aware of the percentage of visitors that are IPv6 capable. This helps to make a proper transfer from IPv4 to IPv6 and to maintain connectivity with a growing number of mobile and fixed IPv6 users.

The consortium aims to provide information on IPv6 deployment for webmasters and decision makers in order to promote IPv6 deployment and migration.

What do we offer?

We offer you the opportunity to participate in a measurement campaign that will provide you with the percentage of IPv6 enabled visitors of your website. This objectively measured information is important for determining a suitable migration path from an IPv4 enabled website to a website that can be visited through both IPv4 and IPv6 Internet.  

Webmasters will be provided with the data pertaining to their own website, while for the internet community high-level statistics on IPv6 deployment per country will be published. Webmasters can log in to view the data of their websites summarized in a few practical graphs.

How does it work?

In order for the measurements to take place, webmasters place a Java script on well-visited web pages for which they would like to measure the percentage of IPv6 capable users. There is no limitation to the number of websites or the number of web pages per website. When a user visits a web page containing the script, the script is executed and the browser of the visitor will try to access our IPv6-deployment measurement platform in three different ways. The platform records whether access took place to

• a native IPv4-only measurement server,
• a native IPv6-only measurement server and
• a dual stack measurement server.

Based on the recorded hits at the measurement platform we can determine both IPv6 and IPv4 capabilities of the visitor. After accessing our platform a cookie is set for 24 hours to avoid repetitive interaction to the measurement platform and thus unnecessary load of the server and the visitors’ platform.

How do I participate?

You can participate by registering as many websites as you want. You will be able to monitor the results of each website you register.

Register your website

You can register a website in five easy steps:

1. Register for this website. Create your account here!
2. Register your website. When you are logged in to your account, you have access to the menu "Participate ! --> Get insight - your websites". On that page you can register as many websites as you want.
3. Download the Java script. The script can be found here in the Project files.
4. Insert your website name and its code in the Java script. After registering a website, the code for that website will be displayed. In the Java script it is clearly indicated where your website and the code should be placed. We use this information to make sure that the website you registered is yours, and to be able to uniquely identify your website in our database. Make sure you use the same website name in the Java script as you used to register the website!
5. Place the Java script on your website. The script is divided in two parts. In the script it is clearly indicated where each part should be inserted in your website code. The first part of the script contains functions and definitions. This is placed directly after </title> tag. The second part of the script starts the script and identifies the website to the measurement platform. This is placed in the body, directly before the </body> tag.

The main page will display all the websites you already registered, including the corresponding codes. Clicking on the codes will give you an overview of the details of the registered website and how it can be activated (steps 3, 4 and 5 above).

Monitor your website

When you have completed the five steps above, the measuring platform will check if the website you registered is yours by matching the unique code in the database and in the Java script on your website. This check can take one or two days. After this, you will be able to view the results of your website in three steps:

1. Log in on this website.
2. Go to the Get insight - your websites page.
3. Click on the website name that you want to monitor.

Step 3 will take you to the graphs that summarize the results of your website.

Privacy

No personal data is recorded that may reveal the identity of the visitor of your webpage.
Only the registered webmaster that owns the website is able to retrieve results on his own IPv6 visitor percentage. Your email address will only be used by us and only for correspondence relating to this service.

Disclaimer

Although TNO has exercised due care to ensure the correctness of the information and software as stated on the website, TNO does not accept any responsibility for downloading or using software made available through this website. All content and services are pro¬vided “as is” and “as available”. Decisions which you take on the basis of this informa¬tion and software will be at your own expense and risk.  We intend to keep the measurement system operational until end of 2010.

Frequently Asked Questions

We will update the FAQ based on your questions. Do you have a question regarding registering en monitoring your website that is not in this FAQ, please contact us.

Q1: I am encountering problems when registering my websites
A1: You need to insert the domain name only when registering your website. Using an URL will give an error.

Q2: I forgot my username and password, how and where can I retrieve this information?
A2: You can retrieve your username and password by clicking on the Forgot your password? and Forgot your username? links in the right column of this website.

More information

In case the FAQ list was not helpful to you, or if you need additional information, please contact us.