Hi Fred,

On 6/18/14 11:25 AM, Templin, Fred L wrote:
> Hi Jouni,
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jouni Korhonen [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 3:00 AM
>> To: Templin, Fred L; [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [DMM] draft charter text updates in github..
>>
>> Fred,
>>
>> It is true IPv4 is there (and will be for a long time). Although the
>> charter does emphasize IPv6 as the base solution it does not prohibit
>> adding IPv4 support. It is just we can accept an IPv6-only solution as a
>> valid & complete solution from DMM point of view.
> 
> However, a solution that works equally well whether the access networks
> are IPv6-only, dual-stack, or IPv4-only has clear advantages in terms
> of near-term deployment in real networks. Therefore, I think the charter
> is currently saying _too much_. My new proposal is simply to strike the
> following two sentences:
> 
>   "DMM solutions are primarily targeted at IPv6 deployments and
>    should not be required to support IPv4, specifically in situations
>    where private IPv4 addresses and/or NATs are used.  IPv6 is
>    assumed to be present in both the mobile host/router and the
>    access networks."
> 

The above has been a part of the DMM charter for a long time.  Taking it
out would appear to be opening the door for IPv4-only solutions.  My
assessment of the winds within the community is that people are not
interested in new protocols for IPv4.

Just my opinion...

Brian

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