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The benefits of deploying IPv6 only

NANOG · talk · Watch on YouTube

Networking & internet infrastructure

What it is

A NANOG 64 panel with speakers from Comcast, APNIC, T-Mobile and Facebook on deploying IPv6-only networks, including performance data showing IPv6 outperforming NAT-ed IPv4.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as real operator data that IPv6 is faster than IPv4 and that large networks are already going IPv6-only.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “Take a look at this NANOG presentation”

    NANOG talk on IPv6-only deployment and performance gains.

    X-Istence, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “National IPv6 launch day in Finland”

  2. “1h12 well spent.”

    IPv6 gives content providers double-digit performance increase over IPv4.

    ay, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “IPv4 Depletion”

  3. “Watch Paul Saab from Facebook talk about how much better IPv6 performs at NANOG 64”

    Facebook engineer on how IPv6 outperforms NAT-ed IPv4.

    scurvy, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “ARIN Activates IPv4 Unmet Requests Policy”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: ipv6, nanog, networking, ipv4 depletion, nat

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