[address-policy-wg] Re: [ppml] Just say *NO* to PI space -- or how to make it less destructive

Hello;

On Apr 21, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Thomas Narten wrote:

> "Stephen Sprunk" <stephen at sprunk.org> writes:
>
>> OTOH, it's ridiculously easy to get PIv4 space today (512 hosts  
>> and two
>> pipes or tunnels), and there's not all that many companies doing  
>> it.  It's
>> not growing much either.  The doors are already wide open for a  
>> land rush
>> and nobody is taking ARIN up on it.  Why does everyone assume  
>> it'll happen
>> with v6 if it's not happening with v4, which _is_ useful today?
>
> Because today, people are a lot more network savvy, and they now
> understand the potential value of getting real PI space. Moreover,
> anyone who understands history, realizes that getting PI space may
> become harder in the future, rather than easier. Consequently, it
> would be a smart business move to get PI space ASAP, in case the rules
> change down the road. i.e, a rather prudent investment.
>

No doubt.

That still doesn't explain why more people aren't taking advantage of  
2002-3 in IPv4. I think
that this is an indicator that

- there are some small companies that need to multi-home
- the numbers of these is fairly small
- people are not (yet) viewing PI space as real property.

(There are clearly a number of small companies that truly need to  
multi-home. Streaming and videoconferencing
providers, for example, probably should multi-home regardless of  
their size.)

Clearly, I think it would be to everyone's advantage if people (on a  
wide scale) _never_ start viewing PI space as real property. I think  
that the best way to ensure that this does not happen is to adopt  
2005-1. If there
is a near infinite supply of something, there is no need to hoard it.

> Thomas
>

Regards
Marshall

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