Ipv6 help

Wed Aug 26 08:49:03 UTC 2020

Brandon Martin <lists.nanog at monmotha.net> writes:
> On 8/25/20 3:38 PM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via NANOG wrote:
>> This is very common in many countries and not related to IPv6, but
>> because many operators have special configs or features in the CPEs
>> they provide.
>
> I really, really hate to force users to use my network edge router (I
> provide the ONT, though, and I provide an edge router that works and
> most users do take it), but it can be tough to ensure users have
> something that supports all the right modern features and can be
> configured via standard means.

You aren't forcing anything if you allow the users to use any CPE and
document the features it must/should have.

 You want IPv4 access without DNS? Then you need CLAT
 You don't know what CLAT is?  Call your CPE vendor for support
 You don't care what CLAT is?  Use our CPE
 You want to call us for support?  Use our CPE

There is no force here.  It all is pretty similar to

 You want to connect the CPE to our ONT?  Then you need Ethernet
 etc.

excluding all those TokenRing routers.

> It would be nice if the consumer router industry could get its
> collective act together and at least come up with some easy-ish to
> understand feature support table that customers can match up with
> their service provider's list of needs.

If you create such a feature table as the service provider, and the
customer is unable to match it against their CPE documentation, then
that's a problem between the CPE vendor and the customer.

I can't understand why you want to make it your problem, as long as you
offer a CPE that just works.

Bjørn