Dual stack IPv6 for IPv4 depletion

Thu Jul 9 13:11:51 UTC 2015

I think you're confusing very common for a tech guy and very common for the common man. I have a dozen or two v4 subnets in my house. Then again, I also run my ISP out of my house, so I have a ton of stuff going on. I can't even think of a handful of other people that would have more than one. 

----- 
Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

Midwest Internet Exchange 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Tony Finch" <dot at dotat.at> 
To: "Ricky Beam" <jfbeam at gmail.com> 
Cc: nanog at nanog.org 
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2015 6:17:17 AM 
Subject: Re: Dual stack IPv6 for IPv4 depletion 

Ricky Beam <jfbeam at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Talking about IPv6, we aren't carving a limit in granite. 99.99999% of home 
> networks currently have no need for multiple networks, and thus, don't ask for 
> anything more; they get a single /64 prefix. 

Personal-area networks already exist. Phone/watch/laptop etc. 

Virtual machines are common, e.g. for running multiple different operating 
systems on your computer. 

And automotive networks need connectivity. 

There are often separate VLANs for VOIP and IP TV and smart meters. 

Separate wifi networks tuned for low-latency synchronized audio. 

So it's very common to have multiple networks in a home with multiple 
layers of routing. 

Tony. 
-- 
f.anthony.n.finch <dot at dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ 
Shannon, Rockall: South or southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 later. 
Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very 
poor. 