Re: [ipv6-wg] RIPE NCC Makes Record Number of IPv6 Allocations

[Jeroen Massar jeroen@localhost]

Mohsen Souissi wrote:
>  On 13 Dec, Ray Plzak wrote:
>  | Receiving the address space is one thing, using it is another. In other words in the case of IPv6 to date allocation has not necessarily meant implementation. It will be more interesting when all of the IPv6 allocated to date is actually put in use. I note that this is true in all of the regions.
>  | 
> 
> ==> So here's a proposal:
> 
> <Provocation>
> What if RIRs monthly published on their websites and
> mailing-lists the TOP 10 of LIRs/Customers who received an allocation
> and haven't used it for ages? Would that be a further incentive to
> eventually start deployment? ;-)
> </Provocation>

That is already available for a long long time, just check GRH.
(http://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/dfp/ etc etc)

BUT always note, presence in BGP doesn't mean that it is actually being
announced by the owning ISP and it doesn't tell either if behind that
route announcement there actually is anything at all that is even
remotely usable...

I rather see an announcement like that from the folks from free.fr who
simply get a prefix*1, turned it on with working global*2 transit by
getting the transit from a good transit party, then simply pushing an
update to their CPE's and presto, native IPv6 for all their customers
who have IPv6 enabled on their hosts.

Greets,
 Jeroen

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*1 = they seem to also have a 'test' prefix which is an IX prefix.
*2 = There are of course people who don't update their filters and that
is why their block which falls under 2a01::/16 is getting filtered by some.

Reminder folks: When you have filters, you have to actually maintain them...

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