[db-wg] Re: [routing-wg]2008-09 New Policy Proposal (ASPLAIN Format for the Registration of 4-byte ASNs)

Jaap Akkerhuis wrote:
>     It seems rather cumbersome to file a change proposal for each and  
>     every individual document where it basically comes down to a cosmetic  
>     change following international standards and will prevent us from a  
>     lot of discussion and the small risk some of these changes won't get  
>     consensus and we end up with 2 different models.

Yes, the proposal should be to move to the same format everywhere
the RIPE NCC uses ASN.

> Apart from this, it seems prudent to wait until
> draft-ietf-idr-as-representation-01.txt will become an official
> standard. Then it can be properly quoted.

Yes, while it is likely that this draft will be accepted, it is by no
means certain.  Since we have some 14,000 ASN in the 16 bit range
left (where all representations are the same), there is no real
hurry either.  I'd suggest that we wait the +/- 2 months it will take
to finalize the draft, then ask the RIPE NCC to "adjust the formatting
of AS numbers to the standard set by the IETF everywhere".


Henk

Speaking as myself, not an NCC employee and not the person who'll
be doing the work to move from ASDOT to ASPLAIN.


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