On 2/11/11 6:31 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: > On Fri, 11 Feb 2011, Tom Limoncelli wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: > >>> I think you'll be in for a surprise here, too. The 4G transition is >>> already underway. For the vendors where 4G means LTE, IPv6 is the >>> native protocol and IPv4 requires a certain amount of hackery to >>> operate. >>> >> >> I'm writing an article where I want to say that but I can't find an >> article I can reference to back it up. > > We're an LTE operator and this is the first time I've heard about this. > LTE supports IPv4 and IPv6 and as far as I can discern, that is a > requirement, and there is no "hackery" to get IPv4 running.
3gpp release 8 and later does not throw out the baby with the bathwater. v6 only contexts are certainly supported however and we know for a fact that there are certain entities that will use that in short order. > We have yet to see any LTE terminals (USB dongels so far) that support > IPv6. There are a lot of other kinks to work out first, going IPv6 only > here is definitely not the place. Remember, a lot of people buying this > service is taking the USB dongle and attaching it to their corporate XP > laptop. The current verizon lte sticks (sourced lg and pantech) do in fact provide v6 connectivity as do some of the embedded mini pci-e cards. I note with some entertainment for the future of mobile walled gardens the last bullet point on this page everytime I see it: https://www.lte.vzw.com/About4GLTE/VerizonWireless4GLTENetwork/tabid/6003/Default.aspx
