IPv6 Confusion

Thu Feb 19 11:15:13 UTC 2009

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009, Frank Bulk wrote:

> The really scary thing is that deploying carrier-grade NAT might be cheaper
> to the service provider than rolling IPv6 to its residential subscribers.

The really scary thing is that in areas where there are only two major 
ISPs, both might go for CGN and then you have no choice.

The important thing is to have proper competition, that's the way 
innovation gets into the market.

On the other hand, I have little problem in seeing a future with different 
service offerings, one being "IPv4 only behind CGN" and another being 
"globally routable IPv4 address with 6to4 support" and a third being 
"globally routable IPv4 address with native IPv6 and a /56 (or /48)".

-- 
Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se