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Verizon Refuses to Provide Complete IPv6

UPDATE: Verizon Post-Slashdot Followup

The final word on Friday from Verizon is that they refuse to carry 29% of the IPv6 internet that is visible from their competitors. We calculated this percentage by taking the total number of paths Verizon provides and dividing it by the number of visible endpoints through Sprint and Hurricane Electric.

Specifically, they are completely blocking all of ARIN’s 2620:0::/23, so even by following their policies they’re still providing an incomplete view of the internet. It is their position that this is “correct”:

“If you wish your /48 to be visible globally, you’ll need to return your direct /48 allocation to ARIN and obtain a Verizon /48 from our network pool. Since our /48 assignment would be part of a /32 that we are announcing, your network would be globally routable. Otherwise, you are limited to AS701.”

Our response was:

Basically it seems to come down to 701 is a black hole for ARIN’s 2620:0::/23 (/40-/48) assignments. Let’s ignore my initial problem for a minute. Even if I were to switch to a /48 contained in your /32 or get my own /32, the following routes are still not available via 701:

Network          Next Hop
*>i2620:0:30::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:70::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:80::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:90::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:B0::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:C0::/48   2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:110::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:140::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:150::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:230::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:240::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:280::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2D0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:310::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:320::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:330::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:380::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:380:2::/64
2620:0:950::242:128
*>i2620:0:3F0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:630::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:6B0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:6C0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:6C1::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:6C2::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:800::/47  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:802::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:830::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:860::/46  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:862::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:870::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:880::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:8F0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:930::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:950::/48  2620:0:950::242:130
*>i2620:0:960::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:9B0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:9C0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A00::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A00::/43  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A01::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A02::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A03::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A04::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A05::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A06::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A07::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A09::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A0D::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A10::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A16::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A17::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A1A::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A1C::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A1D::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A1E::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:A1F::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:B10::/46  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:B60::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:C30::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:C80::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CA0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CC0::/47  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CC0::/44  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CCA::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CCB::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CCC::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CCD::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CCF::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:CF0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:D20::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:D60::/46  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:DA0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:DC0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:DD0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:DF0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:E50::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:EF0::/48  2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1000::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1002::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:101E::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1040::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:105D::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:105E::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:105F::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1080::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:10A0::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:10A1::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1700::/45 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1A10::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1A50::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:1B00::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2220::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:22F0::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2830::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2860::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2890::/48 2620:0:950::242:129
*>i2620:0:2B10::/48 2620:0:950::242:129

That’s not exactly something to brush off (ignoring the random /64); that’s a big enough chunk missing to make 701 look undesirable to someone like me who wants to heavily promote IPv6. Compared to my existing IPv6 table, 701 is missing 29% of the IPv6 internet that I can already reach.

And based on their position, they’re probably (although we have not confirmed, but based on the 29% figure we came up with it is extremely likely) missing similar ranges from the other regional registries.

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IPv6

Verizon Update

As mentioned before, our Verizon circuit wasn’t provisioned properly. After three conference calls and several weeks of calls, moving the endpoint city and re-engineering for latency issues, they’re finally ready to give it another shot today. We will post an update after today’s turn-up conference call.

[14:07] The endpoint was moved back to California (San Jose this time instead of Sacramento) because Phoenix was too slow.

[14:32] IPv4 is up. BGP for IPv4 is up.

[14:53] IPv6 is up without tunnels!

[15:33] Our IPv6 BGP route announcements aren’t working through Verizon – we’re stopped for today and the installation engineer is going to confer with a different group tomorrow.

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Updated Billing Policy

We recently had a free account holder send us a nasty email accusing us of being scam artists with regards to our billing policy and demanded their account be closed. As such, we have updated our billing policy to address their misconceptions. In our entire history we have never actually applied a late fee to an account and we’re always happy to work with our customers to address their concerns.

The billing policy late fees section now states that anything provided under Personal, Personal Plus, Standard, Standard Plus, Professional, and Professional Plus are exempt from late fees. In addition, we added a cap to the late fees to prevent them from exceeding the invoiced amount and exempted invoices under $100 from the fixed fee. (But, as mentioned before, we haven’t actually ever used the late fees before, so this doesn’t really affect anyone.)

http://www.rollernet.us/policy/billing.php

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New Facility Progress #9

Today the distribution panels were mounted and the conduit attached to the UPS.

DCP_2580 DCP_2581

All of the conduit and panel installations are just about done, at which point we’ll be waiting for a custom 400A panelboard to arrive in order to finish it out and power everything up.

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New Facility Progress #8

We have a few pictures we’d like to share for this update. We’ve moved UPS #1 into position in the electrical room where it awaits its electrical connections.

DCP_2569 DCP_2571

As before, the blue tape on the floor marks equipment footprints and helps us position everything with appropriate clearances. The unit is heavy enough that it’s indented the composite tile floor where it’s sitting, however the slab underneath is 14″ fiber reinforced concrete intended for industrial loads, so we don’t have to worry about about equipment point loads in here or in the server room. It also makes an excellent mounting surface for concrete anchors.

DCP_2572

This is a view into the electrical room through the door. UPS #1 is immediately to the left, while units #2 and #3 will be placed in a clockwise manner (which you can see in the diagram taped to the far wall). The black box is the paralleling panel board with its internals laying on the floor. The breakers and bus bars were removed to prevent damage and drastically reduce weight (it’s 200 pounds fully assembled) for installation. The empty space to the right will contain two distribution panels to be installed on Monday.

Moving on to the server room, we’ve finished installation of the overhead wireways and started to temporarily place some racks and panels to get a feel for the installation. So far everything is lining up exactly as planned.

DCP_2573

These are the hinge-top wireways that will contain all of the electrical wiring in the server room. Rack outlets will be attached on the opposing side. You can also see the conduit through the ceiling that connects to the telco room upstairs. What’s that black thing bolted to the side of the lower ladder rack, you ask?

DCP_2577

This nifty piece of hardware is called a “patch rack”. It’s basically a 4U mini rack that we’re using to place permanently wired patch panels at strategic locations in the overhead space above the racks. We can do this because we operate a closed floor, escorted access only facility. This allows us to do little things like this to give our customers extra space to work with in their racks rather than taking it up with our equipment.

DCP_2574

And finally, it wouldn’t be much of a photo update without a picture of some racks. These are the four post enclosed cabinets we’re using as standard equipment. The two in this picture are in the planned position right on their blue tape markers and will eventually be leveled and bolted to the floor when the time comes. You can see the patch rack and hinge-top wireways in the overhead ladder racks.