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Re: [v4tov6transition] [Softwires] ISP support of Native IPv6 across NAT44 CPEs -Proposed 6a44 Specification

Cameron Byrne <cb.list6@gmail.com> Fri, 08 October 2010 01:40 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v4tov6transition] [Softwires] ISP support of Native IPv6 across NAT44 CPEs -Proposed 6a44 Specification
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On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Brian E Carpenter
<brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I can't say how bad operators want to support IPv6 over legacy CPEs. If
>> there is demand. Can somebody (except me :-) ) speak it out?
>
> Well, when we surveyed 31 ISPs for draft-ietf-v6ops-isp-scenarios,
> we found "When asked which types of equipment are unable to support IPv6, the
> most common answer was CPE (10 mentions)." That doesn't directly answer
> your question, but it suggests the size of the problem.
>

Brian is right.  And when a customer asks for IPv6 features in end
nodes, through any number channels (public, private, RFP, ...), the
answers is frequently something like /dev/null .  For instance,
http://tinyurl.com/2f753c5 ...

So, if you work for a vendors that makes CPE / UE, please consider
turning IPv6 on in your product.

Cameron

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