IP addresses are starting to become few and far between. In an effort to deal with the shortage, Japan is expected to allow the trading of IPs next year. Currently, millions of addresses are sitting unused and Tokyo is hoping monetary incentive will push holders to sell them.

Japan is not the first to allow IP trading. The practice has been legal in Europe for a year and was approved in the United States in June.

The current IPv4 address system is slated to run out in two years or less. If dormant addresses are sold, however, an extra year of time will be gained to transition to IPv6.

Source | TMCnet

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