[lir-wg] RE: [ipv6-wg at ripe.net] Discussion about RIPE-261

On Mon, 26 May 2003, Pekka Savola wrote:

> Totally agree -- inthe sense, that IMHO, the registries need to start
> putting better policies in place to prevent AS number starvation.
> 
> On the other hand, if we have good policies for ASN's, we could get easy
> address allocation too with little overheard and additional paperwork..
> 
> If we need to go for 32bit ASN's, I consider it a very bad policy
> failure.. :-(
> 

I tried to oppose 32 bit ASN in the IETF BGP group.  I was ignored by
those that felt 32 bit ASNs will happen no matter what.  I felt the reason
we need 32 bit ASN is only due to LIR laziness in not reclaiming defunct
ASNs.  I reclaim 10-15 ASNs per year and it is work - many hours of work
to reclaim each ASN.  The easier path is to just let the defunct ASN or
single homed ASN to just continue and ignore it and just ask for more
ASNs.  That appears to be what the IETF has decided.

> --
> Pekka Savola               "You each name yourselves king, yet the
> Netcore Oy                  kingdom bleeds."
> Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings

-Hank