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Re: misunderstanding scale


From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:16:48 +0000

On 22/03/2014 16:29, Doug Barton wrote:
It is a mistake to believe that the only reason to add IPv6 to your network
is size. Adding IPv6 to your network _now_ is the right decision because at
some point in the not-too-distant future it will be the dominant network
technology, and you don't want to get left behind.

not wanting to rain on anyone's parade, but people have been claiming this
since the days of IPng.  Granted, we're a couple of years after IANA runout
and two RIRs are also in post-runout phase, but the level of pain
associated with continued deployment of ipv4-only services is still nowhere
near the point that ipv6 can be considered a viable alternative.

Nick



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