Re: v6-v4 transition scenarios, take 1

[Nathan Ward <v6ops@daork.net>]

On 29/07/2008, at 1:51 AM, Pekka Savola wrote:

> As an observation after writing this, I'm focusing pretty much only  
> on client-server type applications because I've yet to see p2p or  
> other _inter-domain_ applications that are business critical.   
> Another reason may be that I don't know them in detail, and that  
> will likely require application-specific transition scenarios, not  
> just ALG extensions.  But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise...


(Also RE. other comments in this thread about p2p)

Some time last year I was talking about IPv6 in bit torrent. At  
APNIC26 in Christchurch, NZ I'm hoping to talk about some research I'm  
doing with that at the moment, which will hopefully provide some  
insight in to whether we can start recommending that ISPs break IPv4  
end-to-end, and pushing peer-to-peer protocols on to IPv6. Indications  
from my brief look at this last year are "yes, we can".
Further, I hope that we can encourage p2p software vendors who are  
holding off (Skype, etc.) to update their applications to support IPv6.

I'll post any data etc. I have to the list when it's in a form that  
makes sense to people other than myself.

--
Nathan Ward