Well, since adding a simple option to IPv4 header would solve all address space problems w/o any need to change core routing infrastructure (unlike introduding v6) - I see little need to go for an entirely new L3 protocol. --vadim On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Deepak Jain wrote: > 1) Is IPV4 approaching an addressing limitation? > 2) Does IPV6 provide a significant buffer of new addresses (given current > allocation policies) the way > IPV4 did when it was new? > > If (1 & 2) => IPV6 is good > If (1 | 2) => undefined > If !(1 & 2) => who cares?
