DRAFT: policy to allow smaller initial allocations (was: Re: [address-policy-wg] RE: Complaint: Overly complicated when requesting PI space)

On 22 Jul 2009, at 09:19, Remco van Mook wrote:

> The RIPE NCC’s minimum allocation size is /21. Consequently, the  
> initial
> allocation size is /21. However, at the explicit request of the  
> member, a
> smaller initial allocation up to a /24 can be made. In those cases,  
> the RIPE
> NCC shall not make efforts to keep adjacent address space available  
> for
> possible future allocation requests.

First thoughts - No opposed to this at all, but please make the  
smaller allocations from a new /8 so that existing minimum allocation  
size documentation/filters do not need to be updated.  Because we know  
that a lot of the time they wont be. :-)

Andy





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