[address-policy-wg] 2009-04 New Policy Proposal (IPv4 Allocation and Assignments to Facilitate IPv6 Deployment)

> PDP Number: 2009-04
> IPv4 Allocation and Assignments to Facilitate IPv6 Deployment
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> A new RIPE Policy Proposal has been made and is now available for
> discussion.

I think I have a feeling what the meaning of this proposal should be,
but the actual words used to write it are saying something completely
different for me.

For a start: I can't really tell if the new policy text should replace
the old IPv4 address allocation and assignment policy. The new policy
only talks about address space given out to ISPs for transition
techniques, so I assume that an ISP with a lot of free (i.e. not
assigned/unused) IPv4 address space can also get another allocation
under this policy?

Then the minimum size of /27. Obviously it would be a brilliant test to
see if routers will be able to hold all the IPv6 PI prefixes that will
come to life once we allow them to be handed out. And it would be a very
 handy way to tear down the v4 internet, so it's in full compliance with
some IPv6 implementation plans.

But to be serious for a minute: if all those /27 would be announced a
IPv4 full table would nearly triple in size (or in other words: all
those /27 are twice the size of a full IPv4 table today). This can't
possibly end well, so I'm not in favor for this proposal in its current
form.

   Marcus