[ppml] Soliciting comments: IPv4 to IPv6 fast migration

Owen DeLong owen at delong.com
Sat Jul 28 01:42:13 EDT 2007


On Jul 27, 2007, at 4:17 PM, William Herrin wrote:

> Look fellas,
>
> We can't go to the entrepreneurs and small operators out there and in
> one moment say, "We know you're multihomed and have a direct IPv4
> addresses assignment today but you're just too insignificant to play
> with the big boys in IPv6," then turn around in the next moment and
> say, "But won't you pretty please make your wonderful content
> available via IPv6 so that we big boys don't get screwed by IPv4
> depletion." It won't work. The small operators will shake their heads
> at the irony of our predicament and continue ignoring IPv6. More than
> a few will first flip us the bird for our arrogance.
>
If you are multihomed and qualify for a direct IPv4 assignment
today, then, in ARIN region, you qualify for a direct IPv6 PI
assignment.

I'm pretty sure I've got this right since it is the result of Policy
proposal 2005-1.

Owen




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