Re: ISP customer assignments

[Dan White <dwhite () olp net>]

On 12/10/09 21:34 -0500, Justin Shore wrote:
> To go along with Dan's query from above, what are the preferred methods  
> that other SPs are using to deploy IPv6 with non-IPv6-capable edge  
> hardware?  We too have a very limited number of dialup customers and  
> will never sink another dollar in the product.  Unfortunately I also  
> have brand-new ADSL2+ hardware that doesn't support IPv6 and according  
> to the vendors (Pannaway) never will. 

I don't recall if Pannaway is a layer 3 or layer 2 DSLAM, but we have a mix
of Calix C7 (ATM) and Calix E5 (Ethernet) gear in our network. We're kinda
in the same boat, but we expect to be able to gracefully transition to dual
stacked IPv4/IPv6 without having to replace DSL modems, by reconfiguring
the modems into bridged mode and leaving the layer 3 up to the customer's
router.

We're also in the process of budgeting for a new broadband aggregation
router next year that will handle IPv6. 

Ask Pannaway if they can bridge traffic (either ATM PVC, or Ethernet
QinQ/VLAN per subscriber) up to a broadband aggregator, like a Redback or
Cisco.

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Dan White