I would say that "the whole point" was that the IETF should give
guidance on how its technollogy should be used in the Smart Grid. But
yes, part of that advice is that green field applications, of which
the Smart Grid is one, should start with IPv6.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Renato Golin wrote:
2009/11/12 Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(_at_)gih(_dot_)com>:
IMHO, Smart Grid on IPv4 is a non starter. Technically & policy-wise.
I thought that was the whole point...
The only way I can imagine an IPv4 implementation is to create
thousands of NAT pools, which will add too much complexity to the grid
to be worthwhile.
Indeed, perhaps can we use Smart Grid to be an enabler for IPv6
implementation?
A very imaginative approach [1] failed to bring the Internet to IPv6,
I guess that a massive move like the smart grid is a great chance.
cheers,
--renato
[1] http://www.ipv6porn.com/
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