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The transition to IPv6: Are we there yet?
https://blog.apnic.net/2022/05/04/the-transition-to-ipv6-are-we-there-yet/

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The transition to IPv6: Are we there yet? | APNIC Blog

Will we reach the end of this transition with a bang or a whimper?
Geoff Huston (APNIC Blog)
#ipv6 #networking
in reply to Nivex 🐧 📻

see shy jo
see shy jo
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"Today’s network is a version of a named network, and the role of IP addresses is ephemeral session-level tokens that allow the network to distinguish between concurrent packet flows and little else."

an interesting viewpoint!
in reply to see shy jo

Nivex 🐧 📻
Nivex 🐧 📻
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Indeed! Especially when you look at QUIC's Connection Identifier to allow seamless roaming. At that point the IP address serves the session token role even less.

The unfortunate part of the evolution of the network is today there is far too much distinction between client and server rather than peers performing end-to-end communication. NAT works far too well because of this asymmetry.
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