On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:37 PM, RJ Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > 2) Why rule out existing widely deployed NAT systems ? > Who cares whether a cat is black or white, so long as it caches mice ?
Ran, Let me back up and explain: Chris Vogt proposed a symmetric NAT which translates globally unique end-user addresses in to and out of topologically aggregated core network addresses, reducing the demand for core routing slots. His approach, which he called "Six/One Router," is reflected in strategy A4e. I would like to hear about additional NAT-based techniques which, like Chris' notion, suggest a credible plan for reducing the demand for core routing slots compared to the status quo. I would prefer not to hear about the usefulness of vanilla NAT. We have determined beyond the shadow of a doubt that the status quo is not, at this time, self-reducing. Vanilla NAT is indeed useful, but as widely deployed today it is already a part of the status quo. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ [email protected] [email protected] 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
