IPv6 and CDN's

Wed Nov 3 20:13:00 UTC 2021

Implementing IPv6 reduces costs for CGNAT. You will have (twice?) less 
traffic flow through CGNAT, so cheaper hardware and less IPv4 address 
space. Isn't it?

22.10.21 20:19, Mark Tinka пише:
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> On 10/22/21 18:08, tim at pelican.org wrote:
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>> I don't think it'll ever make money, but I think it will reduce 
>> costs.  CGNAT boxes cost money, operating them costs money, dealing 
>> with the support fallout from them costs money.  Especially in the 
>> residential space, where essentially if the customer calls you, ever, 
>> you just blew years' worth of margin.
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> The problem is accurately modelling cost reduction using native IPv6 in 
> lieu of CG-NAT is hard when the folk that need convincing are the CFO's.
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> They are more used to "spend 1 to get 2". Convincing them to "save 2 by 
> spending 1" - not as easy as one may think.
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> Mark.
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