[158114] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Big day for IPv6 - 1% native penetration
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Kratz)
Wed Nov 21 03:09:51 2012
From: Michael Kratz <MKratz@internode.com.au>
To: Tomas Podermanski <tpoder@cis.vutbr.cz>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:09:19 +0000
In-Reply-To: <50ABDE3D.5040505@cis.vutbr.cz>
Cc: "<nanog@nanog.org>" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 21/11/2012, at 6:17 AM, Tomas Podermanski wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> On 11/20/12 7:24 PM, Blair Trosper wrote:
>> I've found myself becoming a snob about IPv6. I almost look down on
>> IPv4-only networks in the same way that I won't go see a film that isn't
>> projected on DLP unless my arm is twisted. I'm a convert, and I'm glad =
to
>> see the adoption rate edging up.
>>=20
>> However, I still scratch my head on why most major US ISPs *have* robust
>> IPv6 peering and infrastructure and are ready to go, but they have not
>> turned it on for their fiber/cable/DSL customers for reasons that are no=
t
>> clear to me.
>=20
> Turning IPv6 on at the basic/core of the infrastructure is the easiest
> part of the
> job. However turning IPv6 for customers requires a lot of effort and
> compromises. Some of the reasons are described in: =20
>=20
> http://6lab.cz/article/deploying-ipv6-practical-problems-from-the-campus-=
perspective/
>=20
> and related presentation:
>=20
> http://6lab.cz/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tnc2012_slides_TncPre=
sentation.pdf
We (Internode), an Australian ISP, have native dual-stack enabled by defaul=
t (and have done for a while) for almost all new broadband services (ADSL, =
FTTH, etc.).
Our existing customers can turn it on via an online toolbox.
All the broadband CPE that we sell, support it.
It's largely a non-issue for us now.
Most new customers running a 'current' operating system, who buy an ADSL or=
FTTH service and their modem/router from us, automatically get IPv6 from d=
ay dot without even necessarily realising it.
We recently passed 5% of our customer base being on IPv6: http://www.intern=
ode.on.net/news/2012/10/288.php
--
Michael=
