Internet grew exponentially in the 1990s and the demand for IPv4 addresses increased a lot. No one foreseen that the internet would grow at such a fast pace and that the IPv4 addresses would become scarce. The fast growth of the internet has led to a scarcity of IPv4 addresses which came to be known as IPv4 depletion or IPv4 address exhaustion. IPv4 exhaustion has resulted in the emergence of an IP address market, showing that IPv4 addresses are a valuable asset to a business. What are the ways to deal with IPv4 exhaustion? This infographic discusses the topic.
