[address-policy-wg] 2010-01 New Policy Proposal (Temporary Internet Number Assignment Policies)

On 18/03/2010 13:34, James Blessing wrote:
> 2. I thought the differentiation between 16bit and 32bit ASN was removed

There are and always will be technical differences between the two.  e.g.
there's no GLOP addresses for 32 bit ASNs, and there are differences in the
way that ASNs are handled at a protocol level.

There are fewer distinctions drawn at an assignment level, but they are not
related to the technical characteristics of the numbers.

> Would the goals of this proposal not be better set by creating a
> collection of temporary objects under a dedicated LIR that is clearly
> marked as such that are 'loaned' to organisations using them rather than
> creating a new class of registrations in the RIR?

That would possibly suit PA assignments, but not PI assignments.  This
proposal is about PI assignments.

Nick