[156528] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Big Temporary Networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (TJ)
Wed Sep 19 09:50:45 2012
In-Reply-To: <505973A4.90705@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
From: TJ <trejrco@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:49:51 -0400
To: nanog@nanog.org
Reply-To: trejrco@gmail.com
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
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> The only thing operators have to know about IPv6 is that IPv6, as is
> currently specified, is not operational.
>
I think it is safe to say that this is provably false.
Are there opportunities for increased efficiency, perhaps ... however:
I get native IPv6 at home via my standard residential cable connection
using off the shelf CPE gear and standard OSes.
I get native IPv6 via my standard LTE devices, again - off the shelf - no
customization required.
*(Repeated emphasis on the use of standard, off the shelf components here
... no end-user hacking/tweaking, nor custom firmware loads, nor special
requests to the provider ... "it just works".)*
*
*
Both of these have been properly functioning since being lit up. Clearly,
atleast the two *rather large* operators involved *(Comcast & Verizon
Wireless, if it matters) *have deployed IPv6 in an operational fashion. I
bet Hurricane Electric would *strongly* disagree as well.
*... Not to mention the enterprise networks and hosting facilities that
have also implemented IPv6 rather successfully, all of which are relying on
some carrier(s) to provide them connectivity.*
/TJ
