On 08/02/2018 06:02, Mark Andrews wrote:
The hard part of IPv4 to IPv6 is establishing the mapping. This would do so with a extra step performed by the IPv4 client.
No, any mapping system really has to be backwards compatible with the client unaware this is happening.
There are lots of consumer goods out there, for example television sets, that expect to have a long service life and are v4 only with no chance or upgrade. Equally I expect that there is lots of commercial/industrial equipment in the same category.
- Stewart