On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 1:06 PM Art Stephens <astephens@ptera.com> wrote:
I know this might be off topic but hopefully not too far off. I heard rumors that there are ISPs out there running IPv6 only networks where the clients can still get to the IPv4 world without the $30,000 plus dollar expense of buying a NAT64 appliance to service 4,000 plus customers. Anyone have some insight into this?
Hi Art, Less ISPs than mobile carriers (e.g. T-Mobile) where the operator has substantial control over the subscriber's CPE and can require the presence of a CLAT client for 464XLAT. The key challenge (and key cost driver) with v6-only eyeball networks is the wealth of obsolete v4-only client software your customers use that might, if you're lucky, dribble away over the next few decades. Useful references: ftp://ftp.registro.br/pub/gter/gter43/06-ipv6-464xlat-residencial.pdf http://www.litech.org/tayga/ Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>