+1 for operator choice and not top-down forcing of protocol transition! Regards, Mike
-----Original Message----- From: ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Provo via ARIN-PPML Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 10:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2026-1: Taking IP To Other Planets (TIPTOP) On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 03:21:16PM -0700, Tony Li wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > > Considering appendix A of deepspace-ip-assessment, why does this > > policy speak to IPv4 at all? > > > Because there are some other pragmatic issues that I think that > we???ve touched on before. > > Today, space agencies are already using IPv4 addresses for all of the > usual legacy reasons. They have IPv4 infrastructure, and some of that > may not be easily upgradeable. Thanks Tony! So we're going to rely on operator choice and market forces rather than bake it into policy. Cheers, Joe -- Posted from my personal account - see X-Disclaimer header. Joe Provo / Gweep / Earthling _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
