Re: An Internet IPv6 Transition Plan

James R. Cutler wrote:
> Cost of operating v4/v6 combined for some time
includes, among other 
> things:
> 
> 1.  Help Desk calls resulting from confused customers
wanting 
> configuration help.
> 2.  Memory for Routing Information for IPv4 plus IPv6.
> 3.  Help Desk calls resulting from errors by confused
engineers trying 
> to work both protocols on too many devices.
> 4.  Cost of documentation and training for Help Desk
personnel.
> 5.  Cost of "Linksys WRT54G-IP6" or
equivalent because of increased 
> memory and programming requirements.
> 6.  Cost of software maintenance for network core
router software -- 
> didn't we just go through getting rid of DECnet, SNA,
IPX/SPX, and 
> AppleTalk because of this, among other reasons??
> 7.  Marketing cost of being perceived as
"obsolete".
> 8.  Opportunity cost due to more complex delivery
configurations slowing 
> down sales.
> 9.  Cost of "IP Naming and Addressing
Management" due to multiple 
> protocol complexity -- didn't we just go through
getting rid of DECnet, 
> SNA, IPX/SPX, and AppleTalk because of this, among
other reasons??

Let us not forget that network vendors are now capitalising
on the 
requirement to purchase expensive licensing for such
features as native 
IPv6 routing and 6PE, on their mid to high end kit.

I dont feel this sort of behaviour is helpful, I can
understand asking 
for licensing fees for L2VPN/L3VPN technologies since these
are products 
that service providers can levvy a reasonable charge for,
but to charge 
for IPv6 routing capability alone, at the time where the
discussion of 
which has never been so serious, leaves a bit of a bad taste
in one's mouth.


Dave.

--- David Freedman <david.freedmanuk.clara.net>
wrote:

> I dont feel this sort of behaviour is helpful, I can
> understand asking 
> for licensing fees for L2VPN/L3VPN technologies
> since these are products 
> that service providers can levvy a reasonable charge
> for, but to charge 
> for IPv6 routing capability alone, at the time where
> the discussion of 
> which has never been so serious, leaves a bit of a
> bad taste in one's mouth.

Not all equipment vendors do this, and this could be
used as a discriminator between them when selecting
new equipment (or could be a spur toward considering
different platforms when upgrading).

-David Barak

David Barak
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