* simon@limmat.switch.ch (Simon Leinen) [Tue 09 Jul 2002, 10:51 CEST]:
An interesting question is what it would take to support IPv6 on appliance-like routers such as IP-over-Cable or -xDSL CPE. In the retail space I actually see some interest in running IPv6, because it makes it much more feasible to operate a small network at home, and I have the impression that home users now lead enterprises in terms of IPv6-enabled OS deployment (Windows XP and Linux in particular).
It would also be nice if operators with end users started offering native multicast. Although the AMS-IX multicast initiative started off with lots of enthusiasm, two years later it seems to have died almost completely. Back to the subject of IPv6: One operator here in The Netherlands (60K+ ADSL customers, I think) operates a tunnel broker for its customers and hands out a /60 prefix on request. I heard it recently enabled its 400th customer IPv6 tunnel. -- Niels.