[AusNOG] My Predictions for the ISP Industry

[John Edwards]

On 14/03/2012, at 12:33 AM, Skeeve Stevens wrote:

> At eintellego we've been implementing IPv6 solutions for our customers for 2 years now, but even many of them have only partially embraced IPv6 - no matter what we tell them.  It is our experience that it takes a good year to fully get up to speed, even in a small ISPs network.  Things that need to be considered are:
> 
> - Transit (Native IPv6)
> - Core network (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Appliances)

I'll believe that operators are really using IPv6 when they start bitching about maintenance of dual-stacked firewall rules.

Until then it's still a gimmick - or you're all really well trained :)

John