[address-policy-wg] 2011-05 New Policy Proposal (Safeguarding future IXPs with IPv4 space)

On 27/10/2011 15:56, Andy Davidson wrote:
> Thanks for the emails.
>
> Almost no IXPs have PA, and most community based ones don't have budget for their own LIR.  This policy allows successful IXPs to be born in 2012 as they have been between 1994 and 2011.  i.e. the equivalent of PI.  It will provide policy parity with IPv6 too, where IXP specific policy exists in order to sidestep restrictions designed for other networks.
Hmm, yes, I see what you mean. I think what might have confused me is 
the 5.6 section heading "Use of last /8 for PA allocations". The IXP 
allocation section (not being PA, as you've pointed out) doesn't really 
belong here.

And yes, I agree this is nit-picking, before anyone says it for me.

And following the clarification I'm happy with the intent of the 
proposal (whilst still being unhappy with special cases in general).

Nigel