Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-02 Thread Doug Barton
On 07/01/2011 14:17, Keith Moore wrote: On Jul 1, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Doug Barton wrote: On 07/01/2011 13:03, Kenneth Voort wrote: I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-02 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 2, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Doug Barton wrote: On 07/01/2011 14:17, Keith Moore wrote: Whenever people talk about the Internet as if it were just about access to content, I have to wonder.The Internet has always been more about conversation than content. The overwhelming majority

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 1, 2011, at 4:53 AM, Mark Townsley wrote: The idea is not to go out of our way for IPv4, but if the topic is IP agnostic anyway, so be it. To be clear, there is no *requirement* to support IPv4 here. However, there is no requirement to avoid IPv4 *if* it doesn't cause significant

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Mark Townsley
On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Keith Moore wrote: On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Mark Townsley wrote: I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will: - coexist with (existing) IPv4

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Mark Townsley
On Jun 30, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Keith Moore wrote: On Jun 30, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Mark Townsley wrote: I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will: - coexist with (existing) IPv4 protocols,

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Kenneth Voort
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or minimal administrator intervention. I can see many providers remaining

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Doug Barton
On 07/01/2011 13:03, Kenneth Voort wrote: I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or minimal administrator intervention. I can see many providers remaining

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Noel Chiappa
From: Kenneth Voort listbounce...@voort.ca future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or minimal administrator intervention. Innocent face=on You mean, like with 6to4?

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 1, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Kenneth Voort wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or minimal

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-07-01 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 1, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Doug Barton wrote: On 07/01/2011 13:03, Kenneth Voort wrote: I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to reach the IPv6 Internet from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or minimal administrator

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Fernando Gont
On 06/30/2011 02:12 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: My high level comment/question is: the proposed charter seems to stress that IPv6 is the driver behind this potential wg effort... however, I think that this deserves more discussion -- it's not clear to me why/how typical IPv6 home networks

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Jari Arkko
Fernando, My point was that, except for the mechanism for PD, I don't see a substantial difference here that would e.g. prevent this from being developed for IPv4 (in addition to IPv6). -- Yes, I know we need to deploy IPv6... but I don't think you can expect people to get rid of their

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Fernando Gont
Jari, On 06/30/2011 06:38 AM, Jari Arkko wrote: But their architecture is largely done and cannot be easily affected. Vendors are now looking into adding IPv6 into their home routers and other devices. I want to be able to show them how to do it right. They can, of course, replicate

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Jari Arkko
Fernando, My point is: Will implementation of the produced RFCs lead to home networks in which stuff works for IPv6 differently from how it works for IPv4? That is the plan. And when I say differently, I mean differences such as * prefix delegation * global addresses and firewalls instead

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Fernando Gont
Hi, Mark (and Jari), Thanks so much for your clarification! All my questions/comments have been addressed. Thanks, Fernando On 06/30/2011 06:57 AM, Mark Townsley wrote: I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Keith Moore
On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:47 AM, Fernando Gont wrote: Jari, On 06/30/2011 06:38 AM, Jari Arkko wrote: But their architecture is largely done and cannot be easily affected. Vendors are now looking into adding IPv6 into their home routers and other devices. I want to be able to show them how to

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Fernando Gont
On 06/30/2011 09:21 AM, Keith Moore wrote: If our work focuses only on IPv6, I get the impression that we're heading in that direction. nothing says that some results of the work can't also apply to IPv4. but people are far too mired in outdated assumptions today, such as the idea that

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Fernando Gont wrote: My high level comment/question is: the proposed charter seems to stress that IPv6 is the driver behind this potential wg effort... however, I think that this deserves more discussion -- it's not clear to me why/how typical IPv6 home networks would be

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011, Fernando Gont wrote: My point was that, except for the mechanism for PD, I don't see a substantial difference here that would e.g. prevent this from being developed for IPv4 (in addition to IPv6). -- Yes, I know we need to deploy IPv6... but I don't think you can expect

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Mark Townsley
I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will: - coexist with (existing) IPv4 protocols, devices, applications, etc. - operate in a (future) IPv6-only home network in the absence of IPv4 - be

RE: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread erik.taraldsen
-Original Message- From: homegate-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:homegate-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Mikael Abrahamsson Sent: 30. juni 2011 07:12 To: Fernando Gont Cc: homeg...@ietf.org; IETF Discussion Subject: Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Fernando

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Stephen [kiwin] PALM
Agreed. I would phrase it this way: How to do IPv6 in an IPv4 world. Some points from the Description: o Service providers are deploying IPv6, and support for IPv6 is increasingly available in home gateway devices. This is only *part* of the story. *Users* have lots of IPv4 devices in

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Stephen [kiwin] PALM
Thanks Mark for stating that. It would really be helpful if this type of text is included in the description/charter. The lack of of this information in the recently distributed material caused several immediate allergic reactions... regards, kiwin On 6/30/2011 2:57 AM, Mark Townsley wrote:

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Mark Townsley
On Jun 30, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Stephen [kiwin] PALM wrote: Thanks Mark for stating that. It would really be helpful if this type of text is included in the description/charter. The lack of of this information in the recently distributed material caused several immediate allergic reactions...

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Keith Moore
On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Mark Townsley wrote: I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will: - coexist with (existing) IPv4 protocols, devices, applications, etc. - operate in a

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread Keith Moore
On Jun 30, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Mark Townsley wrote: I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will: - coexist with (existing) IPv4 protocols, devices, applications, etc. - operate in a

Re: [homegate] HOMENET working group proposal

2011-06-30 Thread james woodyatt
On Jun 30, 2011, at 09:36 , Keith Moore wrote: when the group can define something that is useful in IPv6, it shouldn't matter whether it's also useful for IPv4. please don't constrain home networks to work only within the confines of IPv4 brain damage. I suspect what Mr. Townsley and Mr.