Big day for IPv6 - 1% native penetration

Mark Andrews marka at isc.org
Tue Nov 27 20:34:24 UTC 2012


In message <alpine.DEB.2.00.1211271746210.27834 at uplift.swm.pp.se>, Mikael Abrahamsson writes:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012, Dobbins, Roland wrote:
> 
> > Obviously, they deployed IPv6 for other reasons, and it would be far 
> > more useful to know *why* they deployed it in the first place (i.e., as 
> > an experiment, because their user base is outstripping their IPv4 
> > allocations, etc.).
> 
> IPv6 deployment is not a short-term answer to IPv4 exhaustion. Can we 
> please just put this to rest?

But it will reduce the dollars that need to be spent to continue
to prop up IPv4.  Every IPv6 packet sent is one less packet that
needs to be processed by the CGN *farm*.

Split the bill so you can see the IPv4 and IPv6 traffic components
and add a CGN loading on the IPv4 traffic.

Mark
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> Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se
> 
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