[193997] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon wireless to stop issuing static IPv4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Carpenter)
Wed Mar 8 12:29:05 2017
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 12:29:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Carpenter <rcarpen@network1.net>
To: David Hubbard <dhubbard@dino.hostasaurus.com>
In-Reply-To: <5E5BD27A-260B-4E52-8C99-305156E6FD61@dino.hostasaurus.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
It would have been nice if Verizon had starting issuing IPv6 while still is=
suing IPv4 for an easy transition. The current situation is that you can't =
get static IPv6 at all. I have been bugging them about this for many years.
thanks,
-Randy
----- On Mar 8, 2017, at 12:16 PM, David Hubbard dhubbard@dino.hostasaurus.=
com wrote:
> Thought the list would find this interesting. Just received an email fro=
m VZ
> wireless that they=E2=80=99re going to stop selling static IPv4 for wirel=
ess
> subscribers in June. That should make for some interesting support calls=
on
> the broadband/fios side; one half of the company is forcing ipv6, the oth=
er
> can=E2=80=99t provide it. At least now we have a big name forcing the is=
sue though.
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> David
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> Here=E2=80=99s complete text:
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> On June 30, 2017, Verizon will stop issuing new Public Static IPv4 addres=
ses due
> to a shortage of available addresses. Customers that currently have activ=
e
> Public Static IPv4 addresses will retain those addresses, and Verizon wil=
l
> continue to fully support existing Public Static IPv4 addresses. In order=
to
> reserve new IP addresses, your company will need to convert to the Persis=
tent
> Prefix IPv6 requirements and implement new Verizon-certified IPv6 devices=
.
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> Why should you make the move to Persistent Prefix IPv6?
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> Unlike IPv4, which is limited to a 32-bit prefix, Persistent Prefix IPv6 =
has
> 128-bit addressing scheme, which aligns to current international agreemen=
ts and
> standards.
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> Persistent Prefix IPv6 will provide the device with an IP address unique =
to that
> device that will remain with that device until the address is relinquishe=
d by
> the user (i.e., when the user moves the device off the Verizon Wireless
> network).
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> IPv4-only devices are not compatible with Persistent Prefix IPv6 addresse=
s.
