Fixed Boundary (/29) Assignments

> [Bjarne Carlsen] But what is different about it? It is - as Randy said -
> just the layer 1 point-to-point technology used for provisioning an end
> site (blatant cut'n paste here). The only real difference from "the good
> old days" that I can see, is that we are dealing with customers as single
> persons/families with lesser need for address space instead of companies
> with comparatively greater needs.

are we?  we see folk using dsl at t1 rates to replace p2p t1 lines because
it's a very different cost for the circuit.  (here, t1 is expensive and dsl
is based on old alarm circuit tarrifs)

>> I dont think policies should force providers or the customers to use NAT.
> [Bjarne Carlsen] I agree, but I still think that the customers should be
> required by policy to somehow justify their needs for addresses.

yup, exactly like any other dedicated line customer does/should.

just to push this to the limit.  in the states, we usually have free local
dialup.  so we have analog "nail up" customers, i.e. they stay dialed up
7x24.  it's just another form of p2p dedicated circuit.  and, as far as
address allocation policy goes, treat them the same as an OC12 customer,
they justify what address space they need.

randy