On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Michel Py wrote: > > Alan E. Beard wrote: > > I strongly suspect that end-user networks will not embrace > > IPv6 enthusiastically unless registered, globally routable > > PI space is readily available. > > I will modulate this by saying that end-user networks don't necessarily > want straight PI, they want the perks that come with it. Although it is > clear that nothing will be as simple as straight PI, it does come with a > hefty price, the size of the routing table, that we are not ready to pay > yet. When we come up with an identifier/locator system that provides the > same perks, the reduction of the routing table will be a worthy > trade-off for the oddities that will come with the identifier/locator. > > Michel. > Yes, I think you are probably right in speculating that any technically sound mechanism which preserves the virtues of provider independence, portability, and stability in configuration of end-user-network devices will satisfy the functional requirements of the end-user community. It seems to be up to us to architect the mechanism(s).
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