[address-policy-wg] Re: [GLOBAL-V6] [ppml] How to get a IPv6 /32 the cheap way: go to AFRINIC

Jeroen Massar wrote:
> I agree that when an organization can justify (using HD ratios etc) the need
> for address space that they will fully be able to get that address space
> without any issues. But is AFRINIC (10-50 people) able to justify a /32 based
> on that?

Jeroen,

you're muddling two separate issues here.

1. There is no special justification for a LIR to be assigned a /32 in 
afrinic areas.  As far as I'm concerned, this is fine and I'd be all in 
favour of this sort of allocation guideline making its way into RIPE-land.

2. Afrinic allocated themselves a /32.

Afrinic are a RIR, not a LIR, and it appears that they broke the rules by 
allocating themselves a /32 (i.e. LIR size) instead of a /48 (end-user size).

This is not good.  The least we expect from the (monopolistic) RIRs is that 
they abide strictly by the rules set out by themselves and the community. 
If they have any sense in the matter, they'll hand themselves back the /32 
and re-assign themselves a /48 under the generic PI assignment classification.

TBH, the amount of address space which Afrinic allocated to themselves is 
of very little technical importance.  What's relevant is that they broke 
their own rules, which will damage their reputation and the level of trust 
they have in their geographic area.


Nick

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