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Re: IPv6 Deployment for Mobile Subscribers


From: "Ryan, Spencer" <sryan () arbor net>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:59:44 +0000

As far as I'm aware Android still today does not support DHCPv6.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IPv6_support_in_operating_systems

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From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on behalf of james machado <hvgeekwtrvl () gmail com>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 12:57:58 PM
To: Ricardo Ferreira
Cc: NANOG
Subject: Re: IPv6 Deployment for Mobile Subscribers

Ricardo,

I know from previous discussions on this list that Android phones are
looking for DHCPD leases and not /128's or /64's.  From what I remember
this is due to the current requirement for multiple ipv6 subnets for
various applications (vpns among others) to function correctly.  As a
result Google has disabled Android from receiving a DHCP lease as it wasn't
long enough.

if you look back about 6 months there is probably 100+ posts on the subject.

All I really know is that I can not provide an ipv6 dhcp lease to an
android phone and have it receive the address.


james

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 1:54 AM, Ricardo Ferreira <
ricardofbferreira () gmail com> wrote:

Is there anyone here working in an ISP where IPv6 is deployed?
We are starting to plan the roll-out IPv6 to mobile subscribers (phones) I
am interesting in knowing the mask you use for the assignment; whether it
is /64 or /128.

In RFC 3177, it says:
3. Address Delegation Recommendations

   The IESG and the IAB recommend the allocations for the boundary
   between the public and the private topology to follow those general
   rules:

      -  /48 in the general case, except for very large subscribers.
      -  /64 when it is known that one and only one subnet is needed by
         design.
      -  /128 when it is absolutely known that one and only one device
         is connecting.

Basically a sole device will be connecting to the internet so I am
wondering if this rule is follwed.

Cheers

--
Ricardo Ferreira



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