[address-policy-wg] 2006-05 New Policy Proposal (PI Assignment Size)

> Invalid conclusion.  *We* are RIPE.  *You* are part of RIPE.
> 
> So of course the RIPE policies can consider routing table impact.

RIPE represents network operators from one of the 5
regions of the world which share the global routing table.
How can RIPE reasonably deal with such a global issue
unilaterally?

Currently, the interdomain routing system requires a
flat non-hierarchical architecture for the global routing
table. Unless RIPE introduces some sort of routing model
which involves a European routing table that carries
more detail than the global routing table, then RIPE
should not accept any responsibility at all for the use
of global routing table slots.

The decisions about the use of routing table slots are
not made within RIPE. They are private decisions of 
private organizations outside of the RIPE terms of 
reference.

--Michael Dillon