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Re: IPv6 and CDN's


From: "tim () pelican org" <tim () pelican org>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:08:08 +0100 (BST)

On Friday, 22 October, 2021 16:45, "Bryan Fields" <Bryan () bryanfields net> said:

Until IPv6 becomes provides a way to make money for the ISP, I don't see it
being offered outside of the datacenter.

I don't think it'll ever make money, but I think it will reduce costs.  CGNAT boxes cost money, operating them costs 
money, dealing with the support fallout from them costs money.  Especially in the residential space, where essentially 
if the customer calls you, ever, you just blew years' worth of margin.

My residential ISP here in the UK routes me (and every other subscriber) a /56 without being asked.  (Their supplied 
CPE router just puts the first /64 on the LAN and refuses to process PD requests to hand out any of the other /64s, but 
baby steps...)

Cheers,
Tim.



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