[kictanet] Status of IPv6 deployment in Kenya

[Barrack Otieno]

>From all the arguments being fronted , there is a clear role for every
stakeholder so let us stand up and be counted :-)

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/19/12, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Walu,
> >
> > What was the mandate of the Kenyan IPv6 Task Force? I hope it's not just
> > another boardroom Task Force.
> >
> > I saw the following on FaceBook yesterday:
> > "When Asia trained engineers Africa trained experts in debate. Can't fix
> > roads by simply organizing stakeholder consultations."It can be further
> > said that we can't fix IPv6 by simply appointing Task Forces.
>
> Tell that to the Koreans and Japanese, whose TFs have pushed them to
> to fore in v6 usage...a decade ago!
>
> In addition, AFNOG, et. al., have been training African engineers on
> v6 since 2005.
>
>
> > The adoption of IPv6 should be driven, first by need, then by the
> entities
> > responsible for assigning the IPs. I think it should be that simple. I
> > still don't see why it needed a Task Force.
>
> Because as yet there is no "perceived need".
>
> >
> > Let me look at this from the simplest terms:
> >
> > I think the pace of adoption does not have to be driven by pressure from
> > other sides of the planet, but by the RIRs,
>
> The RIRs HAVE been leading on this for over a decade.
>
> but still based on need. An RIR
> > may shout from the rooftops that they have depleted their IPv4 space, but
> > "allocation" and "assignment" are two different things, right?
>
> No RIR has yet exhausted their IP4v space completely.
>
>
> > They may be over with their allocation, while the entities allocated
> those
> > IPs haven't assigned all of them, and are still comfortable. Now, does
> the
> > RIR start forcing the entities (mostly ISPs) to start using their IPv6
> > allocations? No.
>
>
> As co-chair of the AfriNIC Policy Working Group, I would be happy to
> see you put forth a proposal to encourage v6 usage.   However, I don't
> see how "forcing" folks would work.  What "carrots" or "sticks" would
> you suggest?
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
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