[ipv6-wg at ripe.net] Re: [address-policy-wg] Re: New IPv6 Address Block Allocated to RIPE NCC

dr at cluenet.de disait :

> On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 11:00:34AM +0100, Vincent Gillet wrote:
> > > The RIPE NCC received the IPv6 address range 2003:0000::/18
> > > from the IANA in January 2005.
> > 
> > Yep, and 50% of this allocation as already been allocated to one LIR.
> > 
> > I am not used to see 50% of IANA block allocated to LIR, but i
> > assume that it is new address-policy rules i was not aware of !
> 
> Those are in place since longer. Take customer count and HD-Ratio
> and do the maths. It's simple, and DTAG would probably have qualified
> for more if they really wanted.
> 
> France Telecom has a couple of million customers too I guess. A
> /20 can be justified by approx. 3.2 million, a /19 needs ~5.5mio.

I am ok this the size /whatever.

My concern is the difference about
/18 allocation from IANA
versus
/19 allocation to LIR

thus a 50% immediate usage.

If France Telecom get a /19 too, it is full   ==>
. Ripe would request another block to IANA,
. adminitrative work,
. need to notify LIRs about this new block ....
. need to update filters oncemore, ....

I am more concerned with Operations. Update filtering is part of my job.

Vincent.