> |As for the other consequences of 6to4, the main one will be to raise
> |expectations. 6to4 enables a user to derive an IPv6 prefix from a
single
> |global IPv4 address. Many solutions will be using this capability,
e.g.
> |providing global addresses to multiple devices, or using multiple
> |addresses for different functions within a single computer. This
imply
> |that the "native v6" ISP will be expected to provide users with a
> |prefix, not a single host address -- otherwise, the native v6
solution
> |will be perceived as inferior to the existing 6to4 solution.
>
> Yes, and that's going to annoy the ISP no end.
Uh, I don't perceive IPv6 as a tool to annoy the ISPs. ISPs are selling
a product that users use to run applications and get services. ISP
services compare in terms of how many applications you can run
(transparency), how fast (bandwidth), how reliably, how easily and at
what price. The price and the offer are mostly determined by cost and
competition; the cost depends largely on the underlying technology, how
easy it is to manage, how many support calls do we expect from users,
etc. If we provide technology that let ISP provide better services at a
reasonable cost, there will be more demand, the market will expand, etc.
Everybody will be happier.
-- Christian Huitema
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