[AusNOG] FW: [Ap-ipv6tf] official shutdown date for IPv4. The date he is pushing for is April 4, 2024. "IPv4 can't go on forever, " Latour said. "

[Matt Palmer]

On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 05:53:05PM +1100, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> How is it possible to impose an ipv4 shutdown? Across global technical and
> sovereign borders? I just don't see how it's possible. The only way ipv4 is
> ever going away is by natural attrition. This can and only will happen when:
> 
> Cost_Opex_ipv4 + Capital_amortisation_ipv4 > Cost_Opex_ipv6 +
> Capital_amortisation_ipv6 + Amortised_cost_ipv4_ipv6_transition

You're missing revenue in there somewhere.

- Matt

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