Some time ago I posted a word “chazwazza” to the Network Dictionary :Network Dictionary Chazwazza. Although it was mostly intended to be a humourous comment, what makes it funny is that we don’t actually have a good naming convention for the ‘chazwazza’ of an IPv6 address. Apparently I’m not the only person to have noticed. [...]
IPv6 Provider Independent Addressing Is an IAB Recommendation
28th January 2011 by 1 Comment
I’ve just been reading Russell Helling blog post – Fear and Loathing in IPv6 where he talks about gut reactions from the Service Provider side in Provider Independent (IPv4) address space. Go and read it.
Network Dictionary – Address Family Translation
28th January 2011 by Leave a Comment
Define the term “Address Family Translation”
The Importance of Provider Independent IPv6 Addressing
27th January 2011 by 13 Comments
It’s important for people to apply directly to their registry for IPv6 address allocation. You should not get an allocation from your Service Provider.
TCAM – A Deeper Look and the Impact of IPv6
26th January 2011 by 17 Comments
The thing about TCAM memory is that it can be big killer for IPv6 migration. Why ?
Why Allocating a /64 Is Not Wasteful and Necessary
23rd January 2011 by 9 Comments
Some discussion on why allocating a /64 is not wasteful
IETF IPv6 Address Allocation Policy Being Updated.
12th January 2011 by 5 Comments
IETF is now backtracking on /48 IPv6 address allocation by letting anyone do what the hell they like. Why not ?
Scheduling the IPocalypse
25th November 2010 by 10 Comments
Ivan Pepelnjak has made a presentation available at [Slideshare - Content over IPv6 - No Excuses]. One slide particularly caught my attention: It’s timely reminder that the IPocalypse is going happen quite slowly. Each step is inevitable but none of the them are the final step. For example, once the IANA runs out of addresses, [...]
