IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...

Sat Feb 12 01:29:53 UTC 2011

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:
> I think you'll be in for a surprise here, too. The 4G transition is already underway. For the vendors where 4G means LTE, IPv6 is the native protocol and IPv4 requires a certain amount of hackery to operate.
>

I'm writing an article where I want to say that but I can't find an
article I can reference to back it up.

I don't want to accidentally encourage an urban legend or rumor.  (For
example, I can't find verification to the rumor that ARIN rejected a
request from LTE providers for IPv4 space and instead told them to go
straight to IPv6.  I do others in this thread saying that native IPv4
on LTE is common, so unless someone can give me evidence, I'll have to
update that part of the article.  OMG i'd love to make that point;
anyone have proof?).

I could, instead, write, "most carriers will probably roll IPv6 out as
part of their 4G upgrade" but that sounds wishy-washy.

Thanks in advance,
Tom

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