[address-policy-wg] Policy for allocation of IPv6 address space from IANA to RIRs

> On Monday 09 August 2004 18:42, Randy Bush wrote:
>> leo,
>>
>> can you explain why the rirs need a time window from the iana
>> (36 months) so much larger than lirs need from the rirs?
>>
>> randy
> 
> Randy,
> I read it that IANA don't see RIR's needing more than a /12 in a 36 month 
> period - thus a /12 would at least meet the RIR's needs for the next 36 
> months.
> 
> Seems like a much better idea than faffing about handing out a /23 every few 
> months.
> 
> Jon

Jon,

Just to be clear, the policy as proposed is coming to you direct from
the NRO, IANA has had no direct input in it's creation. I first saw this
draft document myself on the APNIC sig-policy list on 4 August.
http://www.apnic.net/mailing-lists/sig-policy/archive/2004/08/msg00003.html

That said, we're very happy that the NRO has offered this submission as
a starting place for the public dialog, and we look forward to seeing
how the process plays out. While it's certainly not IANA's job to _set_
policy, we are happy to offer the benefit of our experience to anyone
who asks. :)

Doug

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Doug Barton
General Manager, The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority