Why do we still need IPv4 when we are migrating to IPv6...

[Ole Troan]

>> I wonder if it would make a difference if big eyeballs ISPs ("among the
>> 3 largest in a country") would start talking to content providers, telling
>> them "hey, you know, your content is quite popular with our users, but
>> since it's v4-only, we need to seriously throttle it to avoid overloading
>> our CGN.  v6 goes unlimited, btw."...
> 
> I wish we could, but as long as the service is user driven, and it
> basically is the product and sales people selling the service, it is
> almost as hard to persuade them as it is to persuade the content provider.
> :)
> 
> However, in Norway there are some movement on the content side as the
> government has started to show real interest on implementing IPv6. They
> are working on changing the procurement procedures to demand IPv6 on all
> IT investments for the public sector. So hopefully, they will help to show
> the other big content providers that it is time to move.

in Norway 53% if content (in traffic) is available over IPv6, but only 9% of users have IPv6 access.
no doubt that we need to ensure everyone does their part, but it is pretty clear that we're missing IPv6 to end users.

cheers,
Ole
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