Re: [v4tov6transition] draft-arkko-ipv6-transition-guidelines WGLC

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

>> the ipv4-only customer will use ______ to reach ipv6-only
>> destinations?
> If what we mean here is the the operator only provided an IPv4 address
> to a IPv6-capable device

that is not what i meant.  i meant ...

> If what we mean here is that the end device is addressed with
> IPv4-only and is also IPv4-only-capable (i.e. XP without v6 stack
> enabled), then this is not longer just a network connectivity issue.
> We are now looking at how to make IPv6 content (for example) available
> to IPv4 endpoints (proxy? NAT46 [scary?], Other mechanisms?).

exactly.  i would add 'disgusting.'  but i am not known for tact.

i was just enumerating the cases.  and they all exist.  of course a v4
customer wanting access to v6 only content over my dual stack backbone
may be a while off.  but we do hope it will come.  and when it does, how
do we support it?

randy