[address-policy-wg] [Ticket#2012092701011684] Sub-allocations - fast and simple re-using IP-addresses

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 02:33:48AM +0400, LeaderTelecom B.V. wrote:
> > So wouldn't the best change be to allow up to allocation window
> > per annum plus an ability to go via the RIPE NCC for further
> > sub-allocations?
> 
> What you mean when tell about "allocation window"? Do you mean assignment
> window? 

Sub-Allocations actually have their own "window" - one /20 per receipient
per annum.  Not coupled to the "assignment window".

James' proposal has its merits, but OTOH, just loosening up sub-allocations
might be the approach more appropriate for "the time we're living through".

When this policy was initially written, there was a) no experience with
sub-allocations, so I was careful, and b) worries that this might lead
to LIRs sub-allocating all their space out the window, and then ending
up in lengthy discussions with the NCC hostmasters - so a barrier was
built in that was reasonable for the time and the envisioned usage
("customers that run ISP-ish businesses and need larger chunks of 
addresses to handle their customer allocations themselves").

While we still do not have much experience with sub-allocations, the
warning "if you hand it all out, you might not get new space easily,
so be wary" is moot - it's now "if you hand it out, there will not be 
any more space, period!", and LIRs should have noticed *that* by now...

Gert Doering
        -- APWG chair and author of the IPv4 sub-allocation policy :-)
-- 
have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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