[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. "

[Mark Andrews]

In message <alpine.DEB.2.02.1411061223310.9772 at motsugo.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>, Jame
s Andrewartha writes:
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2014, Mark Andrews wrote:
> 
> > Multiple PA prefixes work today with a single border router as it
> > can manage the RA as seen by all the clients.  ULA + PA works today
> > which gives you stability across PA renumber events, PD lifetime
> > expiry etc.
> > 
> > Homenet is in the process of specifying multiple PA's from multiple
> > routers + ULA all automagically managed.  This is adding source +
> > destination address routing to the home CPE device.  Prefix delegation
> > within the home from multiple providers.  Topology discovery etc.
> > 
> > 	ISP1 <-> CM <-> IR <-> IR <-> phone <-> ISP2
> > 			 \     /
> > 			    IR
> > 			   /  \
> > CM cable modem 
> > IR interior router
> > 
> > Where you have PA addresses delegated using PD from both ISP1 and ISP2.
> 
> This is all fantastic. But, "in the process of specifying." So we'll see 
> it in CPE in 5 years? I might even have NBN by that point. As a side note, 
> how does MPTCP (RFC 6824) work in this sort of environment? Now that's a 
> client-side solution to multiple uplinks.

Given there is running code being done along side the spec being
tested in Linux based routers I would expect much sooner.

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