[address-policy-wg] [Ext] Re: proposal to remove IPv6 PI

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 12:17:43AM +0000, Leo Vegoda wrote:
>> but it removes the requirement that a LIR provide
>> connectivity to an End User.
>
>Since when has this been a requirement?
>
>Section 2.4 of ripe-699 defines LIRs and describes them as "primarily"
>providing addresses for network services that they provide. Have I
>misunderstood the policy, or is there currently a requirement that LIR
>provide network connectivity to the users of the addresses they assign or
>sub-allocate?

It's not a formal requirement but, de-facto, if the holder of PA
resources wants connectivity, they have to get it from the LIR.
Otherwise, why would there be a necessity for
"provider-aggregateable" resources?

rgds,
Sascha Luck