[im-support] Fwd: NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management ofInternet Protocol (IP) Addresses

[Hank Nussbacher <]

> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:23:38 +0200
> To: TSBDir@localhost
> From: Hank Nussbacher hank@localhost
> Subject: NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet 
> Protocol (IP) Addresses
> Cc: Axel Pawlik ncc@localhost, hoydar@localhost
>
> > As part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
> > process, a proposal has been made that could dramatically affect
> > the way Internet number resources are distributed and managed.
> >
> > On 21 October 2004, the Director of ITU-TSB published a
> > memorandum, "ITU and Internet Governance" for public comment.
> > This memorandum includes a proposal to create a new IPv6
> > address space distribution process, based solely on national
> > authorities.  This could have a serious impact on RIPE NCC
> > Members, Internet operators and the global Internet community
> > at large.
> >
> > The Number Resource Organization (NRO), on behalf of the
> > Regional Internet Registries, has prepared a public response
> > to the ITU memorandum detailing the flaws of the proposal
> > and the negative impact it would have on Internet operations.
> >
> > A summary of this response is available at:
> > http://www.nro.net/documents/nro18.html
> >
> > The full response is available at:
> > http://www.nro.net/documents/nro17.html
> >
> > The original ITU memorandum is available at:
> > http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/tsb-director/itut-wsis/files/zhao-netgov01.doc
>
> The following comments are in addition to the NRO response.
>
> As a member of RIPE and as an ex-member of IAHC and iPOC (the precursors 
> to ICANN), I think this attempt to have IPv6 address space distributed 
> solely by national authorities to be a tragic mistake.  How much manpower 
> would be needed in each country to handle this task?  5?  10? 20?  Now 
> multiply by the number of countries.  Neighboring countries would have 
> slightly different allocation rules as well as delivery time depending on 
> staffing.  Isn't that what the EU is trying to eliminate - by harmonizing 
> rules and regulations across Europe - rather than creating 189 different 
> governing bodies?
>
> What would multinationals do?  Someone like IBM or Cisco would have to 
> apply for IPv6 addresses in multiple countries?  How much would such a 
> process cost?
>
> IP addresses, as opposed to phone numbers are not geocentric 
> resources.  They are virtual resources that have no boundry based on maps 
> or cartographers.
>
> I truly hope that the ITU drops this ill advised idea from its agenda.
>
> Regards,
> Hank Nussbacher
> Israel