On Oct 10, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Michael Richardson wrote:

> 
>>>>>> "Mikael" == Mikael Abrahamsson <[email protected]> writes:
>>> Agreed. But I think it is worth noting that nd-proxy is practical
>>> in mobile networks where each subscriber gets a unique /64.
>>> 
>>> Mobile network attachment has popped up a few times in homenet
>>> discussions.
> 
>    Mikael> I think ND proxy has some use even in other cases, I would
>    Mikael> just like to be sure that there is consensus that this won't
>    Mikael> scale to a home with lots and lots of devices. The number 10
>    Mikael> or 16 simulatenous active IPv6 addresses comes to mind,
>    Mikael> after that I don't want to know what they have in their home
>    Mikael> anymore, they'll have to route it themselves.
> 
> So, I think that most of us were thinking that proxy-ND is what the home
> does when the home runs out of it's /60.  I don't see why the ISP would
> ever see this.   
> 
> Or are you saying a mobile device (a smartphone) will only ever get a
> /64 to share?

My (limited) understanding of the various 3/4G standards are that a PD for a 
phone is something that is very, very, recent. Perhaps Rajeev (cc'd) or someone 
else here can elucidate. 

- Mark

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