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[address-policy-wg] 2008-09 New Policy Proposal (ASPLAIN Format for the Registration of 4-byte ASNs)
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michael.dillon at bt.com
michael.dillon at bt.com
Mon Oct 20 17:41:08 CEST 2008
I 100% agree with all of the points stated by Nick below and I also urge RIPE to implement this change QUICKLY. > -----Original Message----- > From: address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net > [mailto:address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net] On Behalf Of Nick Hilliard > Sent: 20 October 2008 16:19 > To: address-policy-wg at ripe.net > Cc: routing-wg at ripe.net; db-wg at ripe.net > Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] 2008-09 New Policy Proposal > (ASPLAIN Format for the Registration of 4-byte ASNs) > > Filiz Yilmaz wrote: > > You can find the full proposal at: > > > > http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2008-09.html > > Can definitely support this. > > ASDOT is a broken representation and has no merit of any > substance. Not only that, the two arguments opposing the > proposal are irrelevant. > > - "ASDOT is more easily remembered" > > For the foreseeable future, after the first 10k assignments > of ASN32s in a particular 16 bit ASN block range (e.g. > AS3.x), both ASDOT and ASPLAIN formats will be represented > using similar numbers of digits. > > - "All existing 4-byte only assignments have been made in ASDOT" > > As of today, RIPE has assigned 19 ASN32s. Changing the > representation for these 19 holders (most of whom will have > requested them for testing purposes anyway) is not going to > be a major issue. > > ASPLAIN representation is important for anyone who is in the > business of writing or maintaining BGP prefix and AS path > filters, either router-side or script-side. In this area, > ASDOT format is just a bagful of hurt with no redeeming > features whatever. > > Incidentally, the following documents will also need to be updated: > > RIPE Database Query Reference Manual, section 2.3 RIPE > Database Update Reference Manual, section 1.2.3 RIPE Database > Update Reference Manual, table A1 > > However, as the RIPE database manual is outside the context > of the PDP, it is probably appropriate to omit this from the > policy proposal. > > It's important that this policy proposal be passed before Jan > 1, 2009, when the RIPE NCC starts issuing ASN32s by default. > After this date, it will become a lot more difficult to clean > up the mess that's going to happen. > > > Nick > -- > Network Ability Ltd. | Head of Operations | Tel: +353 1 6169698 > 3 Westland Square | INEX - Internet Neutral | Fax: +353 1 6041981 > Dublin 2, Ireland | Exchange Association | Email: nick at inex.ie > >
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