[address-policy-wg] IPv6 Policy Clarification - Initial allocation criteria "d)"
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Gert Doering
gert at space.net
Mon Jul 5 14:32:49 CEST 2004
Hi, On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 11:09:27AM +0100, matthew.ford at bt.com wrote: > > imho the difficulty here is how do you define a "large" > > network, i mean > > when a network is large enough to obtain its own allocation. > > What Thomas said. Allocations should not be made based on the > size of the network, but rather on the location of the network > within the overall heirarchy. In the absence of a multihoming > solution, this is the only way that scalability can be preserved > long-term. Which again brings up the question why a largish multihomed enterprise with links to ISPs in 30 different countries and 500 subsidiaries should not be granted an IPv6 allocation, while a small ISP somewhere in rural Germany with a single uplink and 200 dial-up customers *should*. Or why a big international carrier network that just doesn't do direct end-site allocations (think of the way the "Ebone" did business: only ISP down-stream customers, all having their own IP space already) should not be able to get an IPv6 allocation. (Just as a side note: there's an I-D draft out there to tie IPv6 allocations to AS numbers... though I'm not convinced that this is a good way to go, because it's likely to deplete the AS number space even faster, and [worse] move the "who is worthy?" discussion to the AS number policy). Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- Total number of prefixes smaller than registry allocations: 60210 (58081) SpaceNet AG Mail: netmaster at Space.Net Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Tel : +49-89-32356-0 80807 Muenchen Fax : +49-89-32356-299
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