On 2011-05-11 09:10, Mike Tancsa wrote:
On 5/11/2011 11:03 AM, james@jamesstewartsmith.com wrote:
I have had similar problems with our providers, and these are tier 1 companies that should have already been full deployed. These are also some of the more expensive providers on a per Mb basis. The one provider that was full IPv6 ready was Cogent. HE is also IPv6 (although we don't use them atm.)
There are a number of networks in Canada that provide v6 transit both big and small. I have v6 transit from TATA, HE and Cogent out of Toronto. Many Canadian networks peer at Torix which also lists their v6 status.
That highlights another problem I have. I have no presence in Toronto, nor do I have a business case (or resources) to build a presence there. The same applies to Vancouver which is the other popular city for such things. I do currently employ a tunnel from HE's tunnel broker and, as a result, I'm reasonably sure I can make IPv6 work when I have proper transit for it. However, it would be impolite at best to turn up any sort of production service over such a tunnel. Speaking from the perspective of a *small* network with very limited resources, adding a transit provider, even if one is available, is very expensive. Installation costs tend to dwarf any business gain, often running well into the 5 figure range. The same applies to switching transit providers. (Install costs are the same in either case.)