Re: [lir-wg] IPv6 assignments to RIPE itself

[Andrei Robachevsky <]

Dear Robert, colleagues,


> Hello,
>
> RIPE uses addresses which are unassigned:
>
> > host -t aaaa ns.ripe.net.
> ns.ripe.net IPv6 address 2001:610:240:0:193::193
>
> > whois 2001:610:240:0:193::193
> inet6num:     2001:0610:0240::/42
> netname:      RIPE-NCC-IPv6
> descr:        RIPE NCC
> status:       ALLOCATED-BY-LIR
>
> In my understanding, this is not an allowed usage sice RIPE must
> assign a /48 to themselves before the use the address space.
>

This is our fault that the assignments we made were used before they
were registered as inet6num objects with "ASSIGNED" status. This has now
been corrected.

I would like to note that this space wasn't allocated by the RIPE NCC to
the RIPE NCC itself, but rather by SURFnet to their customer - RIPE NCC
operations department and then assigned to their customers - RIPE NCC's
network, RIPE meeting network and home networks of the NCC's staff.

I must also apologise to SURFnet as this might have affected their HD
ratio.

> However, I rose this issue with them, and they claim there is not need
> for this.
>
> Could someone please explain to me where my understanding of the
> allocation and assignment rules is flawed?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Robert
>
Regards,

Andrei Robachevsky
CTO, RIPE NCC