IPv6 is better than ipv4

Daniel Corbe dcorbe at hammerfiber.com
Thu Jun 2 16:23:13 UTC 2016


> On Jun 2, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Ca By <cb.list6 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Thursday, June 2, 2016, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> 
>> Just a thought - ipv4 includes older more rural connections such as 1M DSL
>> out in the sticks.  That weighs the average connection time down.  v6 being
>> capable on modern 4G wireless and fiber connections makes the average
>> faster.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> Akamai, linkedin, and facebook are not lightweights when it comes to data
> analysis.   Meaning, they know about selection basis. I'll also mention
> that google has v6 as well.
> 
> FTFA,  Akamai states they isolated dual-stack iphones on vzw and ran
> parallel RUM v4 and v6 tests.  I believe FB did the same thing and
> presented the data at nanog 64
> 
> CB
> 

Just an ancillary thought.

Maybe we should let people believe that IPv6 is faster than IPv4 even if objectively that isn’t true.  Perhaps that will help speed along the adoption process.




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