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Re: Dual stack IPv6 for IPv4 depletion


From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:20:02 -0700

And I’m saying you’re ignoring an important part of reality.

Whatever ISPs default to deploying now will become the standard to which application developers develop.

Changing the ISP later is easy.

Changing the applications is hard.

Let’s not bake unnecessary limitations into applications by assuming that tomorrow’s networks in homes will necessarily 
be as simple as today’s.

Owen

On Jul 9, 2015, at 13:07 , Naslund, Steve <SNaslund () medline com> wrote:

In short, I'm saying that you should set your default so it is easily changed on the fly and then it won't matter if 
you are wrong.

Steven Naslund
Chicago IL


In short, much of what you say below has been discussed before and with the general conclusion “geography != 
topology and no, geographic allocation would not improve summarization”.

I’m not saying that assignments need to be static, but I am saying that we need to put the default size somewhere 
that doesn’t inhibit future development and close off options at the application level.

That’s why I’m arguing for a default /48.

Owen




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