[address-policy-wg] IPv6 PI request is turned down for my multihomed hosting facility - Why?

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regards, 
--nvieira 

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> Hi,

> A have made a request for a IPv6 PI / 48 allocation for my hosting
> facility.

> I am mostly hosting shared services, but I also have a lot of
> Co-located services for my customers.

> I am already multihomed to have redundancy from two ISPs for IPv4 and
> I am going to setup the IPv6 Network the same way.
> My ASN is 196704, and I am multihoming trough IP-Only (AS12552) and
> Telenor (AS8434).

> My sponsoring LIR says that I can get an assignment from their
> PA-space right away, BUT then I would not be multi-homed, so that is
> NOT an option.

> The answer I get from you (RIPE) is:
> You mentioned that several of the subnets will be used to provide
> services to your customers (LEON Hosting, Co-location/Dedicated
> servers).

> Unfortunately current IPv6 address assignment and allocation policy
> does not permit the use of IPv6 PI address space for these services.

> At this time IPv6 PI address space cannot be used for any service
> where a customer would receive a subnet of IP space (including a
> single IP). Therefore it cannot be used for colocation services,
> dedicated servers, SSL certificates etc.

> There is currently a discussion on exactly this subject within the
> RIPE community. Ventiro AB are welcome to sign up for the mailing
> list and join the discussion. You can find the mailing list here:
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/ripe-lists/address-policy-wg

> I need to be multihomed because i feel its safer to have redandancy
> from separate upstreams with separate infrastructure than buying the
> redundancy from one provider.
> My business is to keep servers running in my hosting facility, part
> of them owned by me, part of them owned by the customers.
> Some servers are shared among several customers, some are dedicated
> to one customer only.
> With todays technology as far as I know I must have separate IPs for
> SSL-enabled services.

> Is it RIPEs hidden agenda to put small hosting facilitys out of
> business with IPv6 and force all customers to use the bigger ISPs?
> When I requested my IPv4 PI allocation, I was already planning to
> also run with IPv6 to be prepared for the future and somehow try to
> help with the transition to IPv6, so people dont have the arguments
> that we dont use IPv6 because there is no services, its now so much
> services from a global point of view, but it wouldnt be IPv4
> only....

> So what should I do? What are my options?

> // Janne
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