Re: MAP-E

[Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com>]

Hi Jordi

My alternative to MAP-E is plain old NAT 444 dual stack. I am trying to
avoid the expense and operative nightmare of having to run a redundant NAT
server setup with thousands of users. MAP is the only alternative that
avoids a provider run NAT server.

Regards,

Baldur


On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 3:38 PM JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via NANOG <
nanog () nanog org> wrote:

> Ask the vendor to support RFC8585.
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> Also, you can do it with OpenWRT.
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> I think 464XLAT is a better option and both of them are supported by
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> You can also use OpenSource (Jool) for the NAT64.
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> Regards,
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> Jordi
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> El 2/8/19 14:20, "NANOG en nombre de Baldur Norddahl" <
> nanog-bounces () nanog org en nombre de baldur.norddahl () gmail com> escribió:
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> Hello
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> Are there any known public deployments of MAP-E? What about CPE routers
> with support?
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> The pricing on IPv4 is now at USD 20/address so I am thinking we are
> forced to go the CGN route going forward. Of all the options, MAP-E appears
> to be the most elegant. Just add/remove some more headers on a packet and
> route it as normal. No need to invest in anything as our core routers can
> already do that. No worries about scale.
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> BUT - our current CPE has zero support. We are too small that they will
> make this feature just for us, so I need to convince them there is going to
> be a demand. Alternatively I need to find a different CPE vendor that has
> MAP-E support, but are there any?
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> What is holding MAP-E back?  In my view MAP-E could be the end game for
> IPv4. Customers get full IPv6 and enough of IPv4 to be somewhat compatible.
> The ISP networks are not forced to do a lot of processing such as CGN
> otherwise requires.
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> I read some posts from Japan where users are reporting a deployment of
> MAP-E. Anyone know about that?
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> Regards,
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> Baldur
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