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

Hi,

On 14/09/2009 12:50, "Sander Steffann" <sander at steffann.nl> wrote:

[...]

>> I don't know how many years people want small blocks of IPv4 address
>> space
>> to be available for under a policy along these lines but I think if
>> it is
>> more than just one or two it probably needs to be designed in a way
>> that
>> takes account of historic demand and how people will react when other
>> avenues are cut off.
> 
> Because this is just for initial allocations, I think 2 to 4 years is
> a reasonable timeframe. IPv4 will run out. This is only meant to make
> sure that new entrants have a few IPv4 addresses to work with.

What are the consequences to running out significantly earlier than 2-4
years? How important is the continued availability of small blocks when the
bulk of the IPv4 address space ahs already been allocated?

Regards,

Leo Vegoda