[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC to Assign LISP EID Prefixes

Dear colleagues,

 From today, the RIPE NCC performs registry functions for IPv6 Endpoint 
ID (EID) prefixes for Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP).

LISP is an experimental "map-and-encapsulate" protocol developed by the 
Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) LISP Working Group:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/lisp/documents/

The IANA has assigned an IPv6 prefix for LISP EID space in accordance 
with RFC7954, which the RIPE NCC is now managing in accordance with RFC7955.

Interested parties can request this space from the RIPE NCC via the LISP 
EID Request Form:
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv6/lisp/lisp-request-form

LISP EID assignments are provided free of charge. RIPE NCC membership is 
not required to receive a LISP EID assignment.

This is a temporary prefix for a trial period of three years. In 
accordance with RFC7955, all assignments will be removed after 31 August 
2019.
The RIPE NCC website contains more information regarding LISP EID:
https://www.ripe.net/lisp

Kind regards,
Andrew de la Haye
Chief Operations Officer
RIPE NCC