[ipv6-wg at ripe.net] Re: [lir-wg] IXP networks routing

Gert Doering wrote:
> Right now, the global IPv6 policy has no provisions at all for PI
> assignments.  This could be changed, of course, if we ("the RIPE
> policy making community") agree that this is a desireable goal.

As I *personally* see IPv6 as a dead duck (sorry all those who put work into
it, but opinions are opinions) - so this matters little to me.

> Let me ask you a question, though.  What good is non-routeable PI
> (except for the IXP peering mesh)?  So what good is it to have a
> policy that
> hands out PI without caring for routing?

Cough. Lucky I finished my coffee, else it might be mesy here.

PRIVATE INTERCONNECTS. Real world example follows, which is why my primary
employer has a PI assignment; we interconnect using IPsec VPNs and some
leased lines with a number of other enterprises. We use RFC1918 *internally*
and so do many others. What addressing scheme would you suggest we use to
talk, especially as we DO NOT want this traffic to accidentally leak onto
the public internet ?

While I do not believe IPv6 will ever happen, *my* opinion I don't want to
discuss it, if I get it wrong and it does, how will you achieve that same
thing ?

Peter