Re: any interesting/useful resources available to IPv6 only?

[James R Cutler <james.cutler () consultant com>]

> On May 3, 2019, at 11:47 AM, Doug Barton <dougb () dougbarton us> wrote:
>
> On 5/3/19 8:14 AM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am trying to make a case (to old fuddy-duddies, which is why I even
> > need to actually make a case) for IPv6 for my own selfish reasons.  :-)
> > I wonder if anyone has any references to interesting/useful/otherwise
> > resources on are only available to IPv6 users that they can forward to
> > me.
>
> This type of marketing approach was pursued doggedly for many of the early years of IPv6 rollout. It was as misguided 
> then as it was ineffective.
>
> If you have plenty of IPv4 space, you have no case for IPv6. (And I say that as one of the most enthusiastic 
> proponents of it.) OTOH, if you are/might/will be approach(ing) any kind of IPv4 capacity limitation, then you want 
> to start deploying IPv6 ASAP.
>
> The other case that makes business sense is a content provider with a lot of traffic. You can get different, and 
> often better, peering relationships over IPv6; and there are a lot of eyeball networks, especially mobile providers, 
> who are using it natively nowadays.
>
> hope this helps,
>
> Doug

The most valuable/useful network resource available today using IPv6 is a mobile network customer. (Not necessarily 
IPV6 only, but IPv4 requires extra effort.)

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James R. Cutler
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