[address-policy-wg] The final /8 policy proposals, part 3.2

Fri Sep 18 10:21:24 CEST 2009

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Masataka Ohta wrote:

> michael.dillon at bt.com wrote:
>
>> The point is that if RIPE changes the policy, it has to do so in
>> a way that does not convert the bad luck of running out of IPv4,
>> into selective discrimination.
>
> Or, better, in a way that does not cause the bad luck for foreseeable
> future, which is possible by reducing amount of address allocation
> assuming extensive use of NAT and start working on using Classes E
> and part of D for unicast.

This hardly work: you have to change protocol stack of billions of device.

>
> Note that NAT can be end to end tranparent.

Can you explain how?

Best Regards,
 		Janos Mohacsi