[address-policy-wg] 2007-08 New Policy Proposal (Enabling Methods for Reallocation of IPv4 Resources)

On 28 okt 2007, at 23:14, Max Tulyev wrote:

> What will be later, when there will be no free IPv4 address space?

If you have IPv4 address space, you'll be able to continue using it as  
before.

If you are in need of new address space, your choice is to go hunt for  
IPv4 space, which will get harder and harder, or upgrade to IPv6,  
which will become easier and easier.

> First, the "black market", where companies sell address space each
> other, but not make changes in RIPE BD.
> Second (later?), address space as the valuable resource will be sold
> together with companies it owns, like sometimes it happens with radio
> frequency licenses. This will mostly happens with PI space.

> It is really worst than clear market, isn't it?

The best solution is NO market and reclaiming address space that is  
unused.

The two main issues that I have with an address market are:

1. unused address space becomes valuable so it won't be returned for  
free

2. it's unfair that people who got a lot of address space for free  
(almost always in rich countries) get to make money from it