[address-policy-wg] Proposal 2010-02

On 10/28/10 1:10 PM, "Randy Bush" <randy at psg.com> wrote:

>> Allocating each LIR exactly the same sized prefix regardless of _need_
>> is pretty unfair sll considered. The addresses could be utilized more
>> efficiently addressing qualified need instead.
> 
> you're absolutely right.  we'll have the ncc go out and manufacture more
> integers immeduately.  why had we never thought of that?  embarrassing.



We agree except for the negative cost shifting implications.


Need  Cost (euro)     After Proposal (euro)
        
 /32  54.83             0
 /31  109.65            0
 /30  219.31            0
 /29  438.61            0
 /28  877.23            0
 /27  1,754.46          0
 /26  3,508.92          0
 /25  7,017.83          0
 /24  14,035.66         0
 /23  28,071.32         0
 /22  56,142.64         0
 /21  112,285.29        56,142.64
 /20  224,570.57        168,427.93
 /19  449,141.15        392,998.50
 /18  898,282.29        842,139.65
 /17  1,796,564.58      1,740,421.94
 /16  3,593,129.16      3,536,986.52
 /15  7,186,258.33      7,130,115.69
 /14  14,372,516.66     14,316,374.02
 /13  28,745,033.32     28,688,890.68
 /12  57,490,066.64     57,433,923.99
 /11  114,980,133.27    114,923,990.63
 /10  229,960,266.55    229,904,123.90
 /9  459,920,533.09     459,864,390.45
 /8  919,841,066.19     919,784,923.55

Table represents a post depletion cost of $40[1] (FX to euro) subtracting
the "value" of a /22 ($56,142.64 FX to euro) as we go down the line with
respect to need. 

The economics of this proposal and their implications are not clear hence my
thinking around doing nothing instead.

What are the most common 6 prefix sizes allocated in the RIPE region?

For example, if it were these:

 /22  56,142.64         0
 /21  112,285.29        56,142.64
 /20  224,570.57        168,427.93
 /19  449,141.15        392,998.50
 /18  898,282.29        842,139.65
 /17  1,796,564.58      1,740,421.94

I'd argue that this would be the focused unfairness of this proposal.

I'm not even trying to make a big network argument since the damage is noise
in the grand scheme of things for most of them.


Best,


-M<


1. Recently, there was an auction of a swamp /24 on eBay that had been bid
up to $40 prior to the closing 60s of the auction where most of the pricing
action occurs. I have no evidence to support $40 other than the observation
and the widely held belief that this is reasonable. Factors of 10 for your
comfort since we do have a reference over 2 years old for addresses @ $4.00.