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

* Sascha Luck

> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:52:10AM +0200, Tore Anderson wrote:
>> * Joins the NCC - becomes a LIR
>> * Makes 1 initial allocation request - gets a /22
>> * Makes 1 PA assignment request (to itself)
>>
>> Cost: ?1750
>>
>> Or:
>>
>> * Makes 1 PI assignment request [through a sponsoring LIR]
>>
>> Cost: ?50
> 
> But they can do this now. In fact it's always been possible to game that
> system, regardless of ipv4 run-out. Assuming this is not a widespread
> problem now, why would it become one?

Precisely because of IPv4 depletion. Say you're an ISP who needs a /16.
Today, you can have it - and there's no reason to game the system.

However, after the last /8 policy hits, you can't get this space from
the NCC unless you either (assuming 2012-04 passes):

A) join the NCC with 64 LIRs, each getting a /22 allocation at a total
cost of €112.000, or
B) get 256 /24 PI assignments at a price of €12.800.

The B option is actually affordable. At €0.20 per address, it's way
cheaper than what Microsoft paid for the second-hand Nortel addresses,
for instance (US$11.25 per address IIRC).

-- 
Tore Anderson
Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com