[address-policy-wg] Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria
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Havard Eidnes
he at uninett.no
Mon Nov 16 14:32:08 CET 2015
>> On 16 Nov 2015, at 09:02, David - ProfesionalHosting <david at profesionalhosting.es> wrote: >> >> OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 >> allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. This would only >> be possible if the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address >> space before. >> >> I support this measure. For us it is a big problem not to >> request more / 22, we are an ISP, and it does not seem fair to >> have to buy to get / 22 when others have to spare. > > I strongly oppose this measure. > > The NCC’s remaining v4 address space must be carefully conserved to > ensure new LIRs in 5, 10, 20 year’s time can get a minimum > allocation of IPv4. They will need some v4 space sp can reach > IPv4-only equipment on what should be a mostly IPv6 Internet. If we > burn through those remaining IPv4 addresses now, that will not be > possible. This would be wrong. Very wrong. > > Any address policy for the last /8 which says “LIRs can get even > more than their one off final /22 of IPv4” undermines that > principle. > > Every LIR really has to accept that they have to wean themselves off > IPv4 and have a serious approach to using IPv6. You’re going to have > to do this at some point. You might as well do it now. IPv4 > allocations from the RIRs are not going to last forever. Changing > the address policy for everyone just so you can continue with an > IPv4-only networking approach for a few more months is both unfair > and unwise. Well said, Jim. FWIW, I'm agreeing fully with what you say here. The current "last /8" policy is working the way it should. Regards, - Håvard
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