lowering maximum assignment window

On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:06:35 -0000 (GMT) 
 Stephen Burley <stephenb at uk.uu.net> wrote:

> Can I make a suggestion: 
> 
> We leave the maximum as a /19 and for a period of time lower the registries
> assignment window to a reasonable level i.e. a /22 or /23 which will give eac
h
> registry the time to prove their procedures and expose them to RIPE policies
> again. This could be done on a rotational basis so each registry could prove 
to
> RIPE that they have good working practice. Once RIPE was happy with the
> registry they would raise the assignment window to the original size. This
> could be done on a 2 year basis. So within a 2 year period RIPE would be happ
y
> that any given registry is applying RIPE policy and DB correctly. Of course
> this would not need to be done to registries who RIPE are already in regular
> contact with.
> 
> 
> I propose this as i do not like adding more load on RIPE as we already have
> to wait 3 days for a response, costing time and money, something a customer w
ill
> not accept, which is what lowering the assignment windows for everyone would
> create.
> 
> My thoughts, any others?
> 

I'd disagree. Surely you ask your customers to justify anything more than a 
/24's work of network address space? If you don't already do this you
are probably in breach of the RIPE guidelines, For +every+ customer we
have we fill out a RIPE form irrelevant of assignment window. I think this
should be mandatory, its easy to encapsulate the RIPE form in a 
requirement survey for your new customers and have the Order Handling 
System generate a vanilla RIPE form for your records or to send out for
approval from the RIPE NCC. I think a /19 as an assignment window is 
way too high and I'd agree with what Paula has said in her email. 

If you aren't asking your customers what they need such large
assignments for then how do you know there is no waste of address
space?

Regards,
Neil.
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