28 Oct
2011
28 Oct
'11
11:18 a.m.
On 10/28/11 11:14 AM, Remco Van Mook wrote:
Dear Ahmed,
I would have completely agreed with you five years ago. Problem is, we've managed to run out of time and 6rd is one of the few transition protocols that has a chance of being implemented in many eyeball networks in the next 12-18 months. I don't like 6RD much either (actually I also don't like how IPv6 reserves 64 bits for the host part), but this is address policy and not the protocol police.
Address space that is used is not wasted, and if LIRs use it below the thresholds set in IPv6 allocation policy (which, surprise surprise, 6rd is likely to do) at least those LIRs won't be entitled to any followup address space until they've cleaned up.
+1 Thnx :) Cheers, Jan