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

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>]

On 8/25/10 12:43 PM, Behcet Sarikaya wrote:
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>> From: Cameron Byrne <cb.list6@gmail.com>
>> To: Yiu L. Lee <yiu_lee@cable.comcast.com>
>> Cc: David Meyer <dmm@1-4-5.net>; Erik Lindqvist <kurtis@kurtis.pp.se>; IPv6 
>> v6ops <v6ops@ops.ietf.org>; Kurt@core3.amsl.com; v4tov6transition@ietf.org
>> Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 11:10:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: [v4tov6transition] draft-arkko-ipv6-transition-guidelines WGLC
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>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Yiu L. Lee <yiu_lee@cable.comcast.com>  
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>>> Hi Dave,
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>>> Well, I canât imagine an operator can  launch an IPv6-only service with 
> NAT64
>>> to its customers in the next 3  years even the projection of growth is 10^8.
>>>  The roadblock is the  legacy IPv4-only hosts (TV, xbox, PS3, WinXP, etc) in
>>> customerâs  homes.
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>> T-Mobile USA will launch IPv6-only + NAT64 in the next ~12  months for
>> a controlled set of new handsets models directed at  consumers.
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> This is good news indeed and shows some real good progress.
> I tried my IPhone 4 on v6only AP in Maastrict and it did not work, 
> I think that contrary to what I hear, IPhone 4 does not seem to support IPv6.

A lot of consumer oriented devices continue to operate under the
assumption that if they were unable to dhcp v4 that they should try
another available network. That's not a problem from the cellular
operator's vantage point, but if you happen to be planning an ipv6 only
wireless lan you should take it under advisement.

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> Behcet
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