[calix-nsp] IPv6 status
Dan White
dwhite at olp.net
Fri Aug 6 23:45:05 EDT 2010
On 06/08/10 22:33 -0500, Frank Bulk - iName.com wrote:
>We requested and were assigned a /32. When building my IPv6 addressing plan
>I discovered that when planning for the future, assigning a /48 to each
>customer, regardless of size, would result in me burning up addresses too
>quickly. A /56 per customer provided a happy balance for us.
>
>I've heard of other Calix shops doing VLAN per port -- can I ask people why
>they're doing this? Why not VLAN per service?
Layer two separation, with all layer 3 enforcement done on a centralized
router. Access gear can be very simple in such as approach, with little or
no layer 3 knowledge.
We're also debating whether to use /48 or /56.
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Dan White
BTC Broadband
Ph 918.366.0248 (direct) main: (918)366-8000
Fax 918.366.6610 email: dwhite at olp.net
http://www.btcbroadband.com
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