CMTS support of IPv6

[Frank Bulk - iName.com]

We don't need IPv6 for CM management, just for customer equipment (CPE, not
to be confused with what Moto calls CPE which include Surfboard cable modems
and gateways).  So the lack of IPv6 support for CMs is actually fine with
me.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: ipv6-ops-bounces+frnkblk=iname.com at lists.cluenet.de
[mailto:ipv6-ops-bounces+frnkblk=iname.com at lists.cluenet.de] On Behalf Of
Chris Gotstein
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:45 PM
To: ipv6-ops at lists.cluenet.de
Subject: Re: CMTS support of IPv6

We are running a uBR7246 CMTS and i have it configured with an IPv6
address on the loopback and bundle.  Since we are using CNR version 6.x,
we cannot push out IPv6 addresses to the end-user at this time.  CNR
version 7.x is supposed to have full support for IPv6 clients.  We are
also only running DOCSIS 1.1/2.0 modems which do not support IPv6.  So
bottom line is that the Cisco CMTS supports IPv6, but the provisioning
software (6.x) and the modems (DOCSIS 1.1/2.0) to do not currently
support IPv6.

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Chris Gotstein, Sr Network Engineer, UP Logon/Computer Connection UP
http://uplogon.com | +1 906 774 4847 | chris at uplogon.com

On 4/27/2010 12:41 PM, Paul Stewart wrote:
> Interesting.. thanks for sharing that.  Today we run Cisco 7246VXR and
> there's internal discussions around either adding more of them or moving
to
> Motorola.  The question around IPv6 was raised but nobody pursued an
answer
> that I know of.
> 
> Speaking of, does anyone know if the 7246VXR properly supports IPv6?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipv6-ops-bounces+paul=paulstewart.org at lists.cluenet.de
> [mailto:ipv6-ops-bounces+paul=paulstewart.org at lists.cluenet.de] On Behalf
Of
> Frank Bulk - iName.com
> Sent: April-27-10 1:32 PM
> To: ipv6-ops at lists.cluenet.de
> Subject: CMTS support of IPv6
> 
> Just got off the phone with the pre-sales tech support person for our CMTS
> vendor, Motorola.  He shared that "no one is asking for IPv6", "none of my
> customers have asked about it", and plans are for full support in 2H 2011.
> Also shared that we will likely see CPE (by that he means CM and CM
gateway)
> support via firmware upgrades.  He says the market and therefore software
> and hardware development focus has been on bandwidth -- more downstream
and
> upstream channel bonding.
> 
> There's some IPv6 support in the existing code base, but he wasn't able to
> describe where it's lacking.  I know it's missing some dynamic routing
> protocol support, but I haven't yet identified any other feature gaps.
> 
> So anyone who has Motorola CMTS gear, I would encourage them to talk to
> their sales person and encourage them to make it a greater priority.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
>