[address-policy-wg] 2023-01 New Policy Proposal (Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26)

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 09, 2023 at 10:52:15AM +0000, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> We're no longer in a world where it's viable to deploy untested and 
> experimental L3 packet forwarding features in IXPs.  NISD2 is just 
> around the corner, which will categorise all IXPs in the EU region as 
> Essential Entities - the equivalent of Operators of Essential Services 
> in NISD1.  I.e. IXPs will shortly be regulated entities.

I hear you, but that argument can be twisted around into "why are you
not permitting access to new market entrants to your IXP? don't tell
me stories about 'no IPv4 addresses for the fabric', you had enough
time to prepare"...

So, if there are no more v4 addresses in the RIPE NCC IXP pool, some
unpleasantness will ensue, no matter what.

(But I do agree that "testing and education" can be done nicely outside
the policy)

gert
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