Re: [address-policy-wg] 2006-07 Discussion Period extended until 17 January 2007 (First Raise in IPv4 Assignment Window Size)

[Gert Doering gert@localhost]

Hi,

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:12:07PM +0100, Leo Vegoda wrote:
> >I like this more than the previous one, but still some questions  
> >remain:
> >
> > - what about the AW for existing LIRs?  Will it be auto-raised to /21
> >   as well?
> 
> I think this would be part of the implementation. If the LIR had an  
> IPv4 allocation for at least six months and their AW was under /21  
> then their AW would be raised to /21 - unless it has been reduced by  
> the RIPE NCC because of misuse.

Thanks for clarification.  (Yay! A /21 for me, after having worked 
towards a /23 for years, and never needed anything beyond that anyway).

[..]
> Ah, perhaps I should have made it more clear in the updated text.  
> This proposal does not change the current policy text, which states:
> 
> "The AW may also be lowered after or during an audit if invalid  
> assignments are noted."

Thanks for clarification.

So the proposal really is only about a one-off increase after 6 months
(or the equivalent for existing LIRs), and it will not affect the normal
AW handling anywhere else.

Gert Doering
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