On Sep 18, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Jason Baugher <ja...@thebaughers.com> wrote: > > What about network-based objects outside of our orbit? If we're talking about > IPv6 in the long-term, I think we have to assume we'll have networked devices > on the moon or at other locations in space. > > Jason
Practical considerations (mostly latency issues) tend to minimize real-time point-to-point connections in these scenarios. I would expect that messaging/relay gateways would play a significant role in Really-Wide Area Networking. This would move inter-networking largely to an application layer, not the network layer. Thus, worrying about Layer 3 addressing limits is probably moot and just a fun waste of NANOG list bandwidth. James R. Cutler james.cut...@consultant.com
