[address-policy-wg] 2009-08 New Draft Document Published (IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) Assignments for LIRs)

Filiz Yilmaz wrote:

> PDP Number: 2009-08
> IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) Assignments for LIRs
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> The text of the policy proposal 2009-08 has been revised based on
> the community feedback.

I am having two minor(?) problems with the current version,
although I do support the idea in general:

The "LIR" is a function or service within an organisation or service provider.
The LIR assigns adresses from its allocation to "customers" and for use by the
own infra-structure of the organisation or service provider. I think it does not
do that "for itself"? Maybe this is nit-picking, but I am feeling uncomfortable.

The use of the term "SHOULD" in a policy is not a good idea at all -
ref.: "If an organisation already received a PI assignment before becoming an LIR,"
Either this has to be a MUST again, or left out from the policy altogether. Any
suggestions we want to make could go to a BCP or whatever we think is appropriate.

Wilfried.