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Re: [RRG] SHIM6: portability, ULAs, mobility etc.



On 2007-08-03 20:36, Christian Vogt wrote:
[...]         IMHO it is way much harder to update the
routers than updating the hosts. I mean, windows update does it for you
(either you like it or not)

I agree.  In most cases, either host upgrades are highly automated and
require limited to no user interaction (as in the case with all major
operating systems today), or the host time-to-replacement is very short
(as in the case of mobile phones).

Exactly. Also, shim6 is self-deploying - it will work if both ends of
a session are shim6-enabled, otherwise it reverts to plain unicast
IPv6. It even works if both ends are shim6-anabled, and one end
refers the other end's ULID to a third party that is not shim6-enabled.

This means that shim6 will sink or swim on its own merits, and doesn't
need a Grand Plan.

    Brian


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