{"id":35015,"date":"2026-11-10T14:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lacnic.net\/?p=35015"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:37:04","slug":"jenlinkova-ipv6mostly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lacnic.net\/en\/jenlinkova-ipv6mostly\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Linkova: from chemist to co-creator of the &#8220;IPv6 Mostly&#8221; concept"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jen Linkova: from chemist to co-creator of the &quot;IPv6 Mostly&quot; concept\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lqBhYoAm-Hk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026 event in Mendoza, Argentina, Jen Linkova\u2014a protocol expert and one of the authors of the &#8220;IPv6-Mostly&#8221; concept\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tXvvk5DnYaY&amp;t=1s\">gave a presentation on the transition toward an &#8220;IPv6-only&#8221; environment.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the following interview, we speak with the network engineer\u2014based at Google in Australia\u2014about her beginnings in the world of the Internet, her role in promoting IPv6, and other topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026 event in Mendoza, Argentina, Jen Linkova\u2014a protocol expert and one of the authors of the &#8220;IPv6-Mostly&#8221; concept\u2014gave a presentation on the transition toward an &#8220;IPv6-only&#8221; environment. 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