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<DIV>With IPv4 depletion Carrier Grade NAT (CGN) has gained a wider adoption,
even though it has many issues. </DIV>
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<DIV>A comprehensive report by UK’s Ofcom (the government Internet regulator)
has just been released, on the impact of CGN. More at <A
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href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/technology-research/2013/cgnat.pdf"><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/technology-research/2013/cgnat.pdf</FONT></FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">One of the author’s of the report, Dr. David
Holder states; </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM>“This report is the most
comprehensive analysis of the implications of Carrier Grade NAT (CGN) deployment
ever carried out. The report demonstrates that CGN deployment has the potential
to have a <STRONG>negative impact on</STRONG> a surprisingly widespread and
disparate set of groups, consisting of <STRONG>users, service providers,
law-enforcement and policy makers.”</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>With IPv4 depletion, matters will get worse until content and access move
to native IPv6.</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Ahmed Abu-Abed</DIV>
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