At 06:47 PM 6/11/2001 -0700, Christian Huitema wrote:
>I for one believe that we should assume rapid renumbering as a feature
>of IPv6. The argument for that is the classic "fire escape" analogy. If
>you don't practice frequent exercises, you find one the day of the
>actual fire that a clutter of boxes blocks the escape. If we want to be
>able to renumber when needed, then we should assume that we will
>renumber frequently.
It all depend on the definition of "rapid".
If rapid means every "hours" or every "day", I find it very unlikely.
Previous experiences in renumbering even small sites have shown me
that the overall process can takes weeks, and that there are unavoidable
non-technical dependencies and administrative steps that must take place
and they consume most of the time.
It does not mean that we should stop working on renumbering, however it means
that we should have realistic goals, and renumbering every hours or even
every day
seems to me unrealistic for now.Yes, IPv6, with stateless autoconf and
Router Renumbering,
has features that help renumbering, but this does not make the event
painless nor rapid.
- Alain.
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