[address-policy-wg] PA Assignment questions

I don't have an issue with the answer RIPE NCC provided to me, as it allows me to achieve my required Network design and was following RIPE Policy.


On the RIPE.net page there is a statement about why you may want to become a LIR

"If your organisation needs a large amount of IPv4, IPv6 and AS Numbers, routable blocks of address space and/or makes assignments to End Users or customers" This statement describes my company, therefore we became a LIR.

When you become a LIR a PA Allocation is provided automatically.

The issue I have is as a LIR I have a PA Allocation, the Allocation has enough IP Space to allow me implement my design, however I'm being suggested to use PI Space instead of the PA Space due to the type of design I'm using, and this will cause some of my PA Space to be wasted and is counter to the policy of IP Space conservation.

The workaround which RIPE NCC provided (create /25 or /26 inetnum's but have them all in separate /24 networks and create a /24 route object) will work within the assignments they have already approved, so I can move forward. However I think this workaround shouldn't be required and since I need /24 networks for routing, I should be allowed to create inetnum's for the /24 networks.


And as this is a policy wg, I believed it was a good place to ask this type of question.


Thanks
Keith