[ipv6-wg at ripe.net] RE: /48 micro allocations for v6 root servers, was: national security

hi Jeroen,

>"2001:07FA::/32 is used to make APNIC assignments to Internet Exchange 
>Points (IXPs). These assignments are not intended to be announced to the 
>global Internet."
>
>Good to see that APNIC states that IXP assignments should not be
>seen on the internet. It is not seen in GRH, so that matches up.
>This is unlike the RIPE IXP allocations though, these are visible
>all around the world.

This is about to change as a result of the last APNIC Open Policy Meeting. 
For more details see:

http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-011-v001.html

Under 'current status' in the table you will see that there was consensus 
on lifting the routing restriction attached to IXP assignments.

regards,
Anne
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