Thanks for the responses to my IPv8 note. In case people missed the point, IPv8 addresses are smaller than IPv6. Here are the sizes. IPv4 - 32 bits IPv6 - 128 bits IPv8 - 43 bits (3+8+32) There is a natural routing hierarchy with IPv8 addressing....8 regions, 256 distribution centers in each region and full 32 bit Internets from there. IPv8 addresses can fit inside the IPv6 address fields. ==== Now...back to the point...NANOG people have the opportunity to help the Internet Community with Address Management and Governance. The specific protocol header is not nearly as critical as a coherent addressing plan that takes routing into consideration and quality of service. I suggest that people learn to manage 43 bit addresses before they try to deal with 128 bit addresses. It does little good to have huge addresses if people can not route packets from A to B because the Address Management is chaotic. NANOG people can help to bring order to the chaos that larger addresses can bring. Jim Fleming Unir Corporation IBC, Tortola, BVI