[address-policy-wg] Proposal 2010-02

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 22:54, Hannigan, Martin <marty at akamai.com> wrote:

> While my number
> looks high, it could go either way. It could be higher which would mean that
> the damage would be greater or it could be lower which means that it's "not
> so bad" where YMMV.

Which basically boils down to "no one can possibly know". Also, I doubt that
the cost for prefixes will be strictly linear.

It's in the nature of depletion that not everyone can get what they need/want.
The proposal clearly states that its main focus is to prevent prefix hogging
if possible and thus limit the impact of a probably frantic migration period
and lower the barrier of entry for new LIRs. And while I sincerely hope that
IPv6 migration will happen fast, there will definitely be a time when IPv4
will be a hard requirement for any LIR that wants to compete.

As you admit yourself, other than doing nothing you don't know of any
alternative.


Richard