[rpd] IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT02

[Mark Elkins]

Dear PDWG,

I have two major concerns regarding the Internet in Africa.

1 - Lack of DNSSEC - for DNS security

2 - Lack of IPv6 - for growth

I run something called the Observatory - 
https://observatory.dnsstudy.africa - which has in the past collected 
information such as how many domains there are, are they DNSSEC Signed 
and are they IPv6 accessible.

So I want Domain content to be IPv6 Accessible...

ISP's need to have IPv6 resources, they need to make sure that all 
content has IPv6 - so that as end users access that content, they have 
IPv6 access all the way through. IPv6 doesn't use RFC1918 addresses - 
all IPv6 addresses are unique.

We are running out of IPv4. Yes - some resources will still need IPv4 
addresses - so let's stretch what we have out. The IPv4 Soft Landing 
proposal helps this stretching process - by forcing IPv6 onto LIR's/ ISP's.

So I support the Proposal. It may not be perfect but it will help shape 
the African Internet Industry further into the right direction.

-- 

Mark James ELKINS  -  Posix Systems - (South) Africa
mje at posix.co.za       Tel: +27.826010496 <tel:+27826010496>
For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za

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