Danny and all my friends, I agree that this document should be taken very seriously. I do have a few caviats in which some are already reality and some are much along the lines of what Randy seems to be advocating in IPv6 transitioning. These caviats are as follows: 1.) The IETF is IMO and it seems in Randys opinion as well moving far too slow in application compatability as are software vendors, most especially Microsoft. 2.) NAT's are going to remain in place for a very long time, even if and when IPv6 is largly and/or broadly globally implimented. This would be somewhat in disagreement with Randy. 3.) Government, meaning mostly US government funding for aiding in transitioning to IPv6 is unlikely in the near or mid term simply because there is not the avaliable funding given the current state of US financial condition. 4.) Security issues regarding IPv6 are substancial and significantly not addressed or inadaquately addressed. But they are addressable in fixing those issues in the protocol is the IETF IPv6 wg, which has so far not been the case. 5.) China's IPv9 and already growing IPv8 implimentation and transition is far easier, cheeper, and are far more secure IP protocols in some folks, especially in the far east's, opinion. The one exception is Japan, which as Randy rightly indicates, has adopted IPv6. Danny Younger wrote:
Cheryl,
perhaps you could forward this link to the IPv4-6 Policy Working Group?
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0710/presentations/Bush-v6-op-reality.pdf
Thanks, Danny
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