[address-policy-wg] The final /8 policy proposals, part 2

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Dear Masataka,

Would you please enlighten us by sharing how this scheme would work ­ I¹m
intrigued. Given the current rate of consumption I don¹t see how we could
possibly not hit the last /8. If you think the single act of mandating NAT
will make the rate of IPv4 consumption stop on a dime it would have happened
long ago and at the same time would not change the non-technical aspects of
the problem at all. Regardless of how exactly you do it, adding NAT (or any
other form of complexity) inevitably adds cost. LIRs on the whole are
strongly cost-driven, especially in the current financial climate; investing
in more kit than strictly required is a no-sell business case.

Just using up more IPv4 is cheaper in the short run than any other
alternative, so it will be the preferred way for a lot of people.

Can we please have the discussion about what to do with the last /8 at the
risk of not ever needing the bit of policy that comes out of it? The least
thing it does is showing the outside world that we, as a community, care.

Best,

Remco


On 08-07-09 15:46, "Masataka Ohta" <mohta at necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> wrote:

> Gert Doering wrote:
> 
>> > Please stick to the topic of *this* discussion.  Even with reclamation
>> > efforts, eventually we will reach the last /8,
> 
> Why?
> 
> Assuming reduction of address space consumption by mandating NAT,
> I can't understand how the last /8 could be reached before IPv4
> will be replaced by something not likely to be IPv6.
> 
> Could you elaborate?
> 
>> > and *this* discussion is
>> > only covering the rules for the last /8.
> 
> I don't think it off topic to discuss whether there will be the
> last /8 or not.
> 
> It is a fair counter argument against a policy proposal on the
> last /8 to say there won't be the last /8.
> 
>                                                         Masataka Ohta
> 
> 



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