Re: Interim Policy proposal for IPv6 Address Assignment Policy forInternet Exchange Points

[Pekka Savola <]

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Dave Pratt wrote:
> Sorry, I cannot agree with the proposed policy as it stands since:
>
> 1. The idea of issuing a single/multiple /64 is totally unnecessary.
> 2. As stated many times by many, the IXP need globally routed space, which
> they cannot get under present normal sTLA allocation rules.
>
> Allocate a /48 (or larger), and remove the comments about not being "globally
> routable" and I would be happy.

The comments should not be removed, as RIPE cannot stipulate what people
will put in their DFZ filters.

Currently the filters are what they are, and if you start advertising your
/64 hoping it'll get globally routable, I fear you'd be in for a long,
long wait.

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Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
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