Re: [sig-policy] IPv6 Policy Proposal - prop-030-v001

[Paul Wilson <pwilson@apnic.net>]

Hello Toshi

> Furthermore he pointed out that Paul (Wilson: APNIC DG) had commented
> IPv6 should be live for at least 50 years time, which has no
> inconsistency with your forecast.

Yes I believe that in the past I have said that IPv6 must surely last for 
at least 50 years.  But that is a very rough approximation!

Personally I cannot understand anyone who would plan for or anticipate IPv6 
exhaustion at any time in the foreseeable future.  We have a huge problem 
already with planning and implementing a transition from IPv4 to IPv6, yet 
in relative terms, the IPv4 Internet is a miniscule network, compared to 
what the IPv6 Internet will become.

Any sufficiently advanced technology can be regarded as "magic", yet none 
of us really believe in magic.  I suggest that until future (post-IPv6) 
transition scenarios become clear enough as to be practically achievable, 
we should plan for ongoing availability of IPv6 address space.

Paul.


> <URL>
> http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/issues/apster4-200208.pdf
> (page 8)
>
> If I summarize his view, that would be "Current situation is within the
> scope of original IPv6 distribution design because we will have IPv6 for
> 100-120 years. So what is the problem?".
>
> How do you respond?
> I appreciate your comments.
>
>
> thanks and best regards,
> Toshi
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Geoff Huston <gih@apnic.net>
> To: sig-policy@lists.apnic.net
> Subject: [sig-policy] IPv6 Policy Proposal - prop-030-v001
> Date: 2005/8/11 10:26
>
> > Attached are text, pdf and word versions of a IPv6 policy proposal for
> > consideration at APNIC-20
> >
> > regards,
> >
> >   Geoff Huston
> >   Stephan Millet
>
> <snip..>
>
>
>
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