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Sprintlink IPv6. rob rockell rrockell@sprint.net. Goals. play Value-Add for customers and others free not under SLA Test Implementations, think about problems. Timing. Started 4Q 1997 (3ffe:2900::/24) 4Q 1998: about 10 peers, about 5 customers 1Q 2000:
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Sprintlink IPv6 rob rockell rrockell@sprint.net
Goals • play • Value-Add for customers and others • free • not under SLA • Test Implementations, think about problems
Timing • Started 4Q 1997 • (3ffe:2900::/24) • 4Q 1998: • about 10 peers, about 5 customers • 1Q 2000: • 28 peers, over 50 downstream customers
NOW All peer/cust connex tunneled All equipment old, no redundancy FUTURE Get to exchanges somehow, provide for native customer peering Deploy good stable IGP, and provide redundant services (DNS, etc...) Plans for IPv6
Constraints • Router Vendor Code: • unstable and lacking support: • Dynamic IGP • BGP functionality • Next-header functionality • Applications: • Need more apps. • no traffic on 6bone (barely).
Constraints • Protocol: • Multi-homing? • Address allocation, auto(re)-configuration, routing table scalability.