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Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit
From: Eliot Lear <lear () cisco com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:44:25 +0100
Per Heldal wrote:
Growth is king, also in networking. How can a v4 market meet the demand of an expanding global network beyond a short-lived gold-rush? A price-tag may create an incentive to sell, but doesn't create more units or magically solve other problems (e.g. fragmentation). Many are those who look forward to a v4 market. Not to invest in in, but because willbe the most powerful catalyst driving the transition to v6.
I personally agree with all that you say, but it doesn't mean that a market isn't useful. In particular, can it be useful in a transition from IPv4 to IPv6 to those who are not in a position to easily move from one to the other? They would pay a premium to move based on scarcity already, but if there is no motivation to bring unused blocks into the market, then they won't show up. And that is sufficient motivation for a black market, a market that governments themselves couldn't play a constructive role in (buying OR selling).
Eliot
Current thread:
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit, (continued)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Tom Vest (Feb 22)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 24)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Roland Perry (Feb 24)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Stephen Sprunk (Feb 22)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Tom Vest (Feb 23)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Stephen Sprunk (Feb 24)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Owen DeLong (Feb 24)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Stephen Sprunk (Feb 28)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Geoff Huston (Feb 23)
- RE: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Per Heldal (Feb 19)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Eliot Lear (Feb 19)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit David Conrad (Feb 19)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 19)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit bmanning (Feb 20)
- Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit David Conrad (Feb 20)
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