IPv6 internet broken, Verizon route prefix length policy

Tue Oct 13 02:20:40 UTC 2009

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009, Seth Mattinen wrote:

> It's not the RIR's fault. IPv6 wasn't designed with any kind of workable
> site multihoming. The only goal seems to have been to limit /32's to an
> "ISP" but screw you if you aren't one. There was no alternative and it's
> been how long now? PI, multihoming, multicast, etc. is reality because
> the internet is now Very Serious Business for many, many people.

IPv6 -policy- wasn't initially designed for any workable site multihoming.
The addressing and BGP stuff works fine for it. Its just not "different"
to the issues faced with IPv4.

adrian