[address-policy-wg] IPv6 Policy Clarification - Initial allocation criteria "d)"

Jordi,

On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 12:40:39AM +0200, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
> 
> I'm very interested to heard about what "interesting problems" do
> you think the lack of a global policy will create.
> 
> May be having those problems openly discussed could provide the
> required propeller in order to ensure a global coordination again.

IP (both versions) address space is a global resource. It would be
unfair for people operating in different regions if they would get
addresses based on different rulesets, or worse are unable to get
addresses in one region while they would be eligible in another. In
addition, multinational companies are able to do address shopping in
different regions (where it is easiest/cheapest), while local
companies have to deal with the local monopoly that has more difficult
rules than another region or has temporary service issues.

[On a side note: The boundaries of the regions are completely
 artificial and irrelevant in a network that knows no borders. Why is
 it that we have to get our resources from areas on the globe that are
 rather expensive in an age when many companies are starting to move
 service industry jobs to places where it is more cost effective ?]

In addition, a climate has been created where we are doing 'competive
liberalization' of our rules, if one region changes the rules, others
feel they have to follow, even though very often no research has been
done on what actually the need for the policy change was, the
consequences for the global routing table and whether other
alternative solutions were possible that are cheaper in execution or
more fair.

And this is only a subset of all the issues, use your imagination and
you will come up with your own set. 

David Kessens
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