The Government Digital Service (GDS) has disclosed that it’s successfully sold numerous fresh IPv4 network addresses belonging to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
In February, the authorities began “discovery work” with the DWP to learn more about the chances of freeing up their IPv4 network addresses.
To lessen the effect on DWP’s services, alternate network structures were investigated, including Network Address Translation and IPv6, its future demand for IPv4 addresses and how to “keep things secure” during the plan of action.
Beeman said: “Shielding DWP’s networks and services in light of all these variables carries a price, so we needed to see if we could bring in more net income in relation to the exercise would cost us.
She included that addresses were treated as an advantage as well as their cost was designed from “market states, demand and asset size on the grounds of guidance from Ernst & Young and IPv4 Marketplace Group.”
The team found that marketplace interest for the 40 group Bs really managed to produce a gain and that there was demand for the addresses.