[address-policy-wg] stockpiling IPv6

On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 07:09 Nick Hilliard <nick at foobar.org> wrote:

> JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via address-policy-wg wrote on 28/10/2020 12:05:
> > However, in RIPE NCC, if you created several LIRs for getting more
> > IPv4 allocations, *even if you don't use/need it* you can get (and
> > thus stockpile) IPv6 *at no extra cost*.
> [...]
> > Do we need some text about "recovery if not announced and used" ?
>
> tl;dr: no.
>
> Nick
>
>
There has never been a requirement to announce address blocks, private use
of globally unique addressing is sufficient reason for an allocation in my
opinion.  Addresses don’t have to be announced to be in use.

However, as a matter of basic principle, I think there should be a simple
policy statement that completely unused address blocks should be returned
to the original allocating RIR, especially if there are no plans to use the
address blocks in the foreseeable future, but I don’t believe there needs
to be any organized enforcement actions of this basic principle for IPv6 at
this time, maybe several decades in the future some level of enforcement
could become necessary and prudent. Nevertheless, having this basic
principle in policy for several decades before it is needed would prevent
any arguments to the contrary, when or if the time for such enforcement
ever comes.

Thanks


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