first allocation

Hi Tanja,

ripe-185 was published in October 1998. At RIPE 36 the RIPE Community 
changed the policy so that, like the other RIRs, the minimum allocation 
size is a /20. See section nine of the minutes at:

<http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/lir/r36-minutes.html>

The IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment policy document has been
re-drafted to incorporate this and other policy changes made since
ripe-185 was published. The draft document can be obtained from our
web site at:

<http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/mem-services/registration/policies/draft-documents/>

The review period for this document ends this Friday. If you have
any comments on the docuemnts up for review please send them to
<lir-wg at ripe.net>.

-- 
leo vegoda
RIPE NCC, Registration Services
Assistant Manager 

On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 04:20:49PM +0200, Tanja Heimes wrote: Re: first allocation
> 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). 
> 
> 
> 
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-- 
leo vegoda
"One size never fits all"
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