[address-policy-wg] 2019-06 New Policy Proposal (Multiple Editorial Changes in IPv6 Policy)

On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 9:01 AM Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > A new RIPE Policy proposal, 2019-06, "Multiple Editorial Changes in IPv6
> Policy"
> > is now available for discussion.
> >
> > This proposal aims to remove obsoleted text and simplify the IPv6 policy.
>
> I think this is a sensible update. Support.
>
> Cheers,
> Sander
>

I support the update, but have a question that I hope leads to a possible
further clarification;

In section 5.4.2 is an end site intended to be an end-user at a single
physical location, or the entirety of an end-user organization, that may
exist in many locations or on a large multi-building campus, and therefore
might easily justify an assignment shorter than /48.

I agree it is difficult to imagine a single physical location needing more
than a /48.  On the other hand, a large multi-site organization, say with
hundreds of locations or hundreds of buildings on a single campus can
easily need a prefix significantly shorter than /48. Further, it seems like
a waste of resources to have RIPE or a NIR review shorter prefix
assignments when made for multi-site organizations or large campuses.

Further, the definition of "End Site" doesn't really add much clarity to
this question.

2.9. End Site

An End Site is defined as an End User (subscriber) who has a business or
legal relationship (same or associated entities) with a service provider
that involves:

that service provider assigning address space to the End User
that service provider providing transit service for the End User to other
sites
that service provider carrying the End User's traffic
that service provider advertising an aggregate prefix route that contains
the End User's assignment


So, as currently written it seems a little ambiguous whether an end site is
intended to refer to a single location or a single organization.

Thanks.

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