[address-policy-wg] [policy-announce] 2012-04 New Draft Document Published (PI Assignments from the last /8)

I am in favour of this PDP.

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Erik Bais <erik at bais.name> wrote:

> Obviously it is very appealing to open up the last /8 also for end-user assignments, even with the additions of limiting only to a /24 max.

Correct.


> But I'm afraid that there will be a run on the last possible addresses and that there won't be any IP space left for new LIR's if they require it.  ( Do I even dare to state anything about routing table explosion because of it ? )

Obviously there will be a time when there is no more v4 left. That's
the reason for v6.

Preventing the fulfillment of current needs by one entity (end
customers) in favour of another entity (LIRs) does not make sense,
imo. Exchanges are already provided with extra space because they
benefit everyone.

The last /8 will be fragmented heavily regardless of what we do so I
am not sure of how much use preventing this policy change would be
inthis regard.


> IPv4 is over in a couple weeks in the RIPE region. Let's move on.

That's factually incorrect and you know it. v4 will stay around for
more than "a couple weeks" and you know it.


Arguably, running out earlier is better than running out later.

-- 
Richard