> I asked 2 years ago, and i was told it was not feasible. I escalated, > still no-go, it was a "deep" problem. And they pointed to the IETF > saying no on the above drafts as reason to not dig into the microcode > or whatever to fix it.
Ok, so that implies that it is burned into hardware and as it is ASIC-based hardware and not FPGA, they can't reprogram the hardware with a code update (one of the advantages of FPGA-based hardware). > Cisco is just one example. The fact is it will likely not work in > cell phones, home gateways, windows PCs, Mac's, .... I understand > some progress has been made... but choose your scope wisely and pick > your battles and know that the weight of the world is against you > (cisco and msft) > I don't think I had general usage in mind, more along the lines of the "middle 4" in NAT444 that will be rolled out in many networks to conserve IP space. > @George > > Please don't speculating on when Cisco or Microsoft will support 240/4 > on this list. Ask your account rep, then report back with facts. > Arm-chair engineering accounts for too many emails on this list. The usage I have in mind would be transparent to the end stations and, frankly, someone who produces provider gear and CPE that can take advantage of that space is going to have a great selling point. There is some gold under there for someone. 240/4 is a great big "dig here" sign if they want some of it.
