[lir-wg] IPv6 assignments to RIPE itself

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 02:21:54PM +0100, Ronald van der Pol wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 14:11:14 +0100, Gert Doering wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:59:35PM +0100, Ronald van der Pol wrote:
> > > BTW, I agree RIPE* is special. I can understand the need for separate
> > > /48s for the RIPE NCC office and the RIPE meetings. 
> > 
> > Why?
> 
> As Leo already explained: RIPE != RIPE NCC. I see the usefulness of
> a /48 that travels along with the RIPE meetings. As far as I know,
> this /48 always has the same upstream (the RIPE _NCC_ office) by
> means of a v6-in-v4 tunnel. 

And exactly this is the reason why I don't see the need for a second /48.

The only network connectivity of the meeting network is through the 
RIPE NCC office, which will be the aggregation point for all internal
subnetworks, and everything connected through it.

As long as we do not use something like a /50 on the RIPE meetings (but
more like "one /64"), and there is no native connectivity available 
locally, I see no compelling reason to go for a separate /48.

> When native v6 connectivity will be
> widely available at meeting sites, this might change.

Indeed, because in those cases, there's even less reason for a statically
allocated /48 for "RIPE meeting" - the meeting network should use upstream 
space.

Gert Doering
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