[address-policy-wg] 2011-03 New Policy Proposal (Post-depletion IPv4 address recycling)

Hi Daniel,

> Current policy can be read by several ways. We're just playing with
> words - current policy doesn't force making single /22 allocations from
> other blocks than 185.0.0.0/8 (last /8) - it just says "if you have to
> allocate something from 185.0.0.0/8, you can do only do this and
> this..." in my eyes. Section 5.6 talks just about the last /8 and this
> is quite clear description. Last /8 is single address block.

That is not what it says. The text is: "The following policies come into effect as soon as RIPE NCC is required to make allocations from the final /8 it receives from the IANA. From then on the distribution of IPv4 address space will only be done as follows:"

It says, 'the distribution of IPv4 address space' in general. Once the RIPE NCC has to allocate addresses from the last /8, then from that point in time the distribution "will only be done as follows", which is specified in the "1. Allocations for LIRs from the last /8" and "2. Unforeseen circumstances" sections. The text is pretty clear that I think.

> If some address space is returned, then I don't see any reasonable
> argument, why not (re)allocate more than /22 to someone else, if someone
> needs new addresses and meets other criteria.

Because the current policy specifies that this is not possible. That can be changed by proposing a different policy of course.

> Final decision is still on RIPE NCC

The RIPE NCC can only decide what we (the community) tell them to decide. They follow the policies we set here on this mailing list.

Thanks,
Sander