first allocation

With RIPE it's a /20,

Cheers,
Alan

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Tanja Heimes wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> a simple question:
> 
> What is the size of a first allocation for a new LIR - a /20 or /19.
> 
> I found some inconsistency in the documents.
> 
> Would someone please inform me about the correct size.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tanja
> 
> 
> FAQ
> ----
> 
>  When do I receive my /20 allocation?
> 
>  Upon approval of your first request we will first provide you with an
> allocation* of a /20.
> 
> 
> 
> RIPE-185
> --------
> 4.2.First Allocation 
> 
>  When a new Local IR starts up, it has no address space allocated to it.
> The first allocation will be
>  made automatically by the RIPE NCC, generally upon receipt of the first
> assignment request from
>  the Local IR. Because there is no information about the rate at which a
> new IR will make address
>  assignments, the size of the first allocation is always a /19 (8192
> addresses). 
> 
> 
> 
>