A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories. Title : IPv4 with 64 bit Address Space Author : William Chimiak Filename : draft-chimiak-enhanced-ipv4-00.txt Pages : 16 Date : 2015-01-27 Abstract: This document describes a solution to Internet address depletion problem using a clever IPv4 option mechanism as a solution, called enhanced IP (EnIP). Because it is IPv4, it maximizes backward compatibility while providing a six order of magnitude increase in address space. Unlike other similar proposals, care was taken to avoid costly changes and requirements to the core network and border routers, with the exception that options be passed in that equipment as described below. Because it is backward compatible, current IPv4 software, network equipment, firewalls, intrusion detection/ protection, and layer 5 firewalls can be maintained until IPv6 system information security reaches acceptable maturity and availability. In addition, because it is IPv4, the legally and operational complexities can be postponed or avoided. The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-chimiak-enhanced-ipv4/ There's also a htmlized version available at: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-chimiak-enhanced-ipv4-00 Please note that it may take a couple of minutes from the time of submission until the htmlized version and diff are available at tools.ietf.org. Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at: ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/ _______________________________________________ I-D-Announce mailing list I-D-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/i-d-announce Internet-Draft directories: http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html or ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf/1shadow-sites.txt