New IPv4 blocks allocated to RIPE NCC

[leo vegoda <]

Dear Colleagues,

The RIPE NCC received the IPv4 address ranges 83.0.0.0/8 and
84.0.0.0/8 from the IANA in November 2003. We will begin 
allocating from these ranges in the near future.

On 24 October 2003 there was a formal proposal to the RIPE 
Address Policy Working Group to lower the minimum allocation 
size from /20 to /21.

For the text of this proposal please see: 

<http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/address-policy-wg/2003/msg00189.html>

It is likely that there will be formal consensus on this 
proposal in the near future. Consequently, the minimum 
allocation size for these blocks has been set at /21.

Nonetheless, the RIPE NCC will not make /21 allocations from 
these blocks until after there is formal consensus to do so.

You may wish to adjust any filters you have in place accordingly.

More information on the IP space administered by the RIPE NCC 
can be found on our web site at:

<http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/smallest-alloc-sizes.html>

Kind regards,

-- 
leo vegoda
RIPE NCC
Registration Services Manager