I'll mention, as I often do at this point in this conversation over the past few decades, that nothing stops you from designing and implementing such a network and, for demonstration / proof of concept purposes at least, floating it on top of IP.
Build a better mouse trap... On March 17, 2022 at 23:34 [email protected] (Matt Hoppes) wrote: > At this point I would *love* to see IPv4 get extended, a software patch > applied to devices, and IPv6 die a quick painless death. > > > > > Its not impossible to envision that IPv4 does not ever go away but > > actually gets extended in such a way that it obsoletes IPv6. The longer > > this drags out the less implausible it seems. > > > > Joe > > > > -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*

