[address-policy-wg] Revert "Run Out Fairly" after IPv4 depletion

At 09:19 10/09/2012 +0200, Tore Anderson wrote:
>* Hank Nussbacher
>
> > Reading over http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2012-06
> >
> > Revert "Run Out Fairly" after IPv4 depletion
> >
> > 5.0 states "As of 1 July 2011, the RIPE NCC will start allocating enough
> > address space to LIRs to meet their needs for a period of up to three
> > months."
> >
> > Can someone explain to me how these two recent allocations fit into this
> > rule (extracted from the delegated file):
> >
> > ripencc|IR|ipv4|5.112.0.0|1048576|20120629|allocated
> > ripencc|IR|ipv4|5.208.0.0|1048576|20120904|allocated
>
>I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here - is there any reason why
>they wouldn't «fit into this rule»?
>
>The LIRs in question had probably used over 80% of their current
>allocations (if they had any), documented their need for IPv4 addresses
>for the coming three months, and received allocations to cover that
>need.

1 million IP addresses needed in a 3 month period?  Fascinating.

-Hank

>In other words, there's probably nothing special about them at
>all. It's still more or less business as usual at the NCC, as we've not
>yet reached the last /8.
>
>--
>Tore Anderson
>Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com/