MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Network device manufacturer Billion has launched BiPAC 7800NL, an ADSL2+ router that supports IPv6, for $185.

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the next generation Internet Protocol that offers a vast number of longer IP addresses to overcome the imminent exhaustion of new IP version 4 addresses, expected within the next two years.

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The company says that once its latest firmware update is installed, the Billion BiPAC 7800NL can manage both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

The Billion BiPAC 7800NL ADSL2+ router offers integrated 802.11n wireless access point to support wireless speeds up to 300Mbps, four-port Ethernet switch and Annex M-capable ADSL2+ performance and firewall security.

The older version firmware for the Billion BiPAC 7800NL is 2.02a.RC1. The latest firmware release, which enables the 7800NL to support IPv6, is version 2.02a.