[v6ops] Are we competitive?

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Thu, 28 July 2022 02:51 UTC

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Subject: [v6ops] Are we competitive?
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Following the ongoing discussion about "IPv6-only" and why sites are still IPv4-only, I have a question: Are we competitive?

Of course, we MUST NOT talk about pricing at the IETF, but it isn't hard to find the monthly costs of, say, an IPv4 /20, and it's a great deal less than the cost of one full time technical specialist. Can we make it so easy for a site to switch to IPv6 usage that it's cheaper than that, considering all kinds of OPEX?

Regards
    Brian