nanog mailing list archives
Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...
From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs () seastrom com>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:56:15 -0500
Scott Helms <khelms () ispalliance net> writes:
IPv6 for some ISPs will be extraordinarily painful because of legacy layer 2 gear (usually DSLAMs that drop any frame with IPv6 in the EtherType field), inability to upgrade customer gear efficiently (again mainly a DSL problem where TR-069 isn't in use), and the requirement to replace PPPoE/oA termination gear (like Redback SMSs) means that a small telco (say 3000 DSL lines) could be facing a multi-million dollar expense to enable IPv6 for customers. For ISPs in this circumstance the choice will be CGNAT rather than IPv6
Or 6rd and go native on their permanent prefix as the forklift upgrade schedule allows. Oh well, it's better than nothing or Crummier Grade NAT. -r
Current thread:
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer..., (continued)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeroen van Aart (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Daniel Roesen (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jens Link (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... david raistrick (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Owen DeLong (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Robert E. Seastrom (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jens Link (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jens Link (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Benson Schliesser (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Benson Schliesser (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Owen DeLong (Feb 10)
- NAT444 rumors (was Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...) Benson Schliesser (Feb 10)