[address-policy-wg] The final /8 policy proposals, part 3.2

Sander Steffann wrote:
> Hi Michiel,
> 
>> I would suggest we wait until we hit the final /12 and assign those
>> addresses as fixed /24 blocks only. Big enough for new entrants to setup
>> their IPv4 network and communicate with the 'legacy' internet of today.
>> Too small for the rest of us and force everyone to dive into the deep
>> with IPv6.
> 
> If I understand you correctly this would be something like proposed in
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/address-policy-wg/2009/msg00720.html,
> with a reserved /12 for initial allocations of a fixed /24 size.
> 
> Or do you mean something different?
> 
> Thanks,
> Sander
> 
> 


Hi Sander,

that indeed is the same, except for the size of the reserved 
assignments. With a /12 divided into fixed /24 prefixes you will create 
a pool of 4096 available /24 blocks. Given the current RIPE LIR member 
count of 5000+ and still growing, that amount of 4096 /24 blocks should 
be sufficient for a number of years.


With kind regards,

Michiel Klaver
IT Professional