[123021] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Comcast IPv6 Trials Update
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Kim)
Fri Feb 26 13:32:41 2010
From: Brandon Kim <brandon.kim@brandontek.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:32:16 -0500
In-Reply-To: <16BDBB7A-22CA-43D2-92FF-1FC4A05D3DFF@thegrebs.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Wow that's great=2C hopefully Cablevision will do the same with their optim=
um online!!!
> From: michael@thegrebs.com
> Subject: Fwd: Comcast IPv6 Trials Update
> Date: Fri=2C 26 Feb 2010 13:15:45 -0500
> To: nanog@nanog.org
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> Received this message today. They haven't updated the <http://www.comcas=
t6.net/> site yet.
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> Mike
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > An Important Message From Comcast
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> > Dear Comcast Customer=2C=20
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> > Thank you for volunteering to participate in Comcast's IPv6 trials! I w=
anted to provide you with a quick update on what our next steps are and whe=
n you can expect to hear from us again.
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> > As you know=2C we have four trials described at http://www.comcast6.net=
. We're in detailed planning on the first three: 6RD=2C plus native dual-st=
ack for residential and for commercial customers. We expect each of these t=
o start sometime within the next 90 days or so.
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> > 6RD Trial:
> > We anticipate having customers from around our network=2C not limited t=
o any specific areas=2C participate. We will start the trial on a very smal=
l scale and then progressively increase the number of participants. We plan=
to ship a new home gateway device to each trial participant.
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> > Residential Native Dual-Stack Trial:
> > This trial will be limited to a few areas in our network. We are in the=
midst of determining precisely what those areas will be=2C based on where =
we have volunteers and where the infrastructure will be ready. If trial par=
ticipants do not have an IPv6-capable home gateway and cable modem=2C one w=
ill be provided.=20
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> > Commercial Native Dual-Stack Trial:
> > This trial will be limited to a few areas in our network. We have tenta=
tively identified these trial areas and will soon be in touch with potentia=
l trial users.=20
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> > Within approximately the next 30 days we will begin to contact some of =
our volunteers regarding each of these trials=2C so expect to hear from us =
soon.=20
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> > Thanks again for your interest!
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> > Regards=20
> > Jason Livingood=20
> > Internet Systems Engineering=20
> > Comcast
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