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The U.S. military is ratcheting up the pressure on its network suppliers to deploy IPv6 on their own networks and Web sites so they can gain operational experience and fix bugs in the products they are selling that support the next-generation Internet protocol.

Now, with depletion of IP addresses using the current standard known as IPv4 expected to occur next year, the Pentagon is taking a tougher stance with network suppliers that are marketing -- but not using -- IPv6.

Pressure from the U.S. military is one of the reasons network vendors such as Brocade and Cisco are beginning to support IPv6 on their Web sites. The military considers this an important step in demonstrating commitment to the new standard.

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