IP: Re IPv6

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> The author asked to remain anonymous djf



> > 1. Nobody ever claimed that IPv6 changes the Internet routing paradigm
> > or makes it scale by magic. That's an orthogonal problem that is being
> > tackled orthogonally. I was in at least 4 sessions at the last IETF on
> > this topic, and missed others. What IPv6 does is provide enough space
> > and flexibility to actually solve the problem, which IPv4 doesn't.
> >
> > 2. There's clear analysis that shows that the 8 bytes of routing
> > prefix in an IPv6 address will not actually run out on generous
> > assumptions about the sustainable world population, the number
> > of subnets per person, and the efficiency of address space utilization.
> >
> > 3. People who say something doesn't work would be wise to produce at
> > least an existence proof of an alternative that does work.



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