> This may be a correct assumption so long as the current > architectures of subnets residing behind a physical > router device continue to hold - because the real surge > would occur if virtualized hosts themselves become > router devices and further require subnets to reside > behind them. > > If the above becomes the case, we could have problems... And that's the point - there's just no way of knowing what will happen in the future (whether during our lifetime, or not) that may accelerate the use of v6 address space, as our projections are based on current trends today, which may not be applicable beyond us. Of course, this is on the assumption that this protocol is expected to outlive many of us, something our children's children's children will be happy that we thought about. If we're, however, looking at a shorter time scale, all bets are off. But I digress :-)... Mark.
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