[address-policy-wg] Status of 2011-02 Policy Proposal (Removal of multihomed requirement for IPv6)?

On 06/08/2011 11:42, Erik Bais wrote:
> In short, the policy proposal is to remove the multi-homing requirement for
> PI IPv6. 
> Currently, companies can become a LIR and get IPv6, with no multi-home
> requirement, same with requesting IPv4 PI. 

I don't support this policy as it stands, because it makes it too easy to
get PI space instead of PA space.  This will cause deaggregation in the
ipv6 DFZ.

Deaggregation is a serious operational issue which gets monotonically worse
over time.  It never improves, and 2011-02 will simply aggravate the problem.

This is important because we are designing constraints for a protocol which
is expected to last for a very long time.  We've had 30 years of IPv4 so
far, and there's no reason to expect that ipv6 won't last several times
that length.  If we start off with too liberal a policy, then it will
create a nasty mess which will blight DFZ routing in future years.

If the policy were changed to add in a clause that the end-user was
explicitly required to provide evidence that they needed PI space instead
of PA, then I would support it.  This change would raise the bar slightly
but significantly, and would also align the proposed IPv4 PI policy
(2006-05) with the proposed IPv6 PI policy (2011-02) in this particular
respect.  I believe that there is merit in both of these things.

Nick