[address-policy-wg] Re: [policy-announce] 2007-08 Review Period extended until 9 July 2008 (Enabling Methods for Reallocation of IPv4 Resources)

> Regarding reclamation, I'd certainly support any reclamation 
> that would service the run rate. Leo's experience with 
> reclaiming 14/8, however, suggests to me that even a 
> concerted effort at the low-hanging fruit would not service a 
> fraction of the current run rate.

Servicing the run rate means having enough IPv4 addresses to satisfy
demand. A short study of the projections from Tony Hain or Geoff
Huston will demonstrate that there is no way on earth we can satisfy
the run rate beyond the next two to three years unless we see enough
IPv6 deployment to cause overall IPv4 demand to DECREASE and then
REVERSE. Without IPv6 deployment, no actions will have any positive
effect.

To get REVERSAL, where companies start returning unused IPv4 addresses,
we need a lot of IPv6 deployment.

Tinkering with RIPE policies is NOT a substitute for IPv6 deployment.

--Michael Dillon