Re: IPv6 for IXPs

[Randy Bush <]

wording quibbles:

> Addresses needed for other purposes (e.g. additional services provided
> to the members) should be assigned by upstream ISPs.

s/assigned by upstream ISPs/acquired through other appropriate means/

could be that the ix operator could qualify for normally allocated space
all by themselves.

> - a /48 in most cases
> - a /64 if it is known that there will only be one subnet
> (basically following the IAB recommendation)

i suspect the 'most cases' is the /64, a single exchange mesh, and that the
multiple interconnected meshes, which whould need the /48, is a rare case.

> The RIRs should warn the IXP that it is strongly discouraged to
> announce the addresses and that they will likely not to be globally
> routable.

the ix does not annouce mesh address.  isps on the mesh may.  so i would say

the rirs should warn the ixp that isps usually do not announce mesh space to
their peers, so that the ix space allocated under this policy is likely not
to be visible globally.

randy