fwiw I agree with Erik. Radius is the deployed solution and we should
be glad that it will support IPv6. (Everything should support IPv6:-)

  Brian

Erik Nordmark wrote:
> 
> > The RADIUS and IPv6 document <draft-aboba-radius-ipv6-05.txt>
> > is in last call for proposed standard. I don't believe it is a good
> > thing to have some mods for IPv6 in Radius when we ask for a full
> > AAA for IPv6, ie. Radius for IPv6 can slow down the deployment of
> > IPv6 because it provides a transient solution... Of course this is
> > *not* a technical concern.
> 
> I think the opposite is the case.
> 
> Currently nobody can build an IPv6 PPP NAS since the Diameter protocol
> is nor specified neither implemented.
> Being able to build such a thing using Radius seems like a good thing
> instead of requiring that Diameter be finished before you can get
> dial-in IPv6 access.
> 
>   Erik
> 
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