September 2016 - address-policy-wg

2015-04 New Version and Impact Analysis Published (RIPE Resource Transfer Policies)
by Marco Schmidt 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, The draft documents for version 4.0 of the policy proposal 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" have now been published, along with an impact analysis conducted by the RIPE NCC. The goal of this proposal is to create a single document with all relevant information regarding the transfer of Internet number resources. Some of the differences from version 3.0 include: - Adding a reference in all related allocation and assignment policies to the new transfer policy document - Clarification in the policy text and policy summary regarding transfers due to a change in the organisation’s business (such as a merger or acquisition) You can find the full proposal and the impact analysis at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 And the draft documents at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04/draft We encourage you to read the draft document and send any comments to <address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net> before 26 October 2016. Regards Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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Idea for aggregating IP addresses
by Ping IP 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

Hello, One of the goals of RIPE is to aggregate IP addresses. I'd like to suggest the ability for a LIR and End User to exchange number of blocks of IP ranges for a greater block. For example: LIR/End User has 4 different /22 subnets and LIR/End User can exchange these subnets for 1 x /20 subnet. This gives a LIR or End User the possibility to announce larger IP subnets to the Internet. Helping the goal of aggregating the IP addresses on the Internet. According one of the RIPE trainer, this is currently not possible according the RIPE policy. Because there's no policy to give a LIR/End User this ability. I'm curious to what you think of this idea. Best regards, Abdelouahed Ping IP network

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Re: [address-policy-wg] Idea for aggregating IP addresses
by Ping IP 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Hello Jörg, Although I used a /22 and /20 as an example. I deliberately mention IP addresses, since this idea can be used for IPv4 and IPv6. Perhaps its too little, too late for IPv4. But it helps one of the goals of RIPE. Best regards, Abdelouahed Ping IP network 2016-09-22 16:04 GMT+02:00 Jörg Kost <joerg.kost(a)premium-datacenter.de>: > Hi, > > I like the idealism of this idea, but it is too little, too late and much > too many work to save a few bytes on the ip4 routing table. This race is > lost, adding more memory to the board or block and remove certain routes > will be the solution. My focus shifted already to the future (?) > disaggregation of ip6, where we had hit the 32k lately. > > Jörg > > > On 22 Sep 2016, at 14:37, Ping IP wrote: > > Hello, >> >> One of the goals of RIPE is to aggregate IP addresses. I'd like to suggest >> the ability for a LIR and End User to exchange number of blocks of IP >> ranges for a greater block. >> >> For example: >> LIR/End User has 4 different /22 subnets and LIR/End User can exchange >> these subnets for 1 x /20 subnet. >> >> This gives a LIR or End User the possibility to announce larger IP subnets >> to the Internet. Helping the goal of aggregating the IP addresses on the >> Internet. >> >> According one of the RIPE trainer, this is currently not possible >> according >> the RIPE policy. Because there's no policy to give a LIR/End User this >> ability. >> >> I'm curious to what you think of this idea. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Abdelouahed >> Ping IP network >> >

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New on RIPE Labs: All Quiet in the IPv4 Internet?
by Mirjam Kuehne 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Dear colleagues, Please find this new article on RIPE Labs by Philipp Richter: All Quiet in the IPv4 Internet? The number of new IPv4 allocations has stagnated, address markets have taken off, and address sharing mechanisms (for example, Carrier-Grade NAT) are on the rise as operators try to squeeze the most out of their IPv4 address space. But what is really happening in the IPv4 address space? Measuring address space activity at scale is difficult. There’s really no single vantage point that can capture all the activity. Read more on RIPE Labs (this article was originally published on the APNIC blog): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/philipp_richter/all-quiet-in-the-ipv4-internet Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC

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RIPE 72 Address Policy WG Draft Minutes
by Marco Schmidt 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Dear colleagues, The draft minutes from the Address Policy Working Group sessions at RIPE 72 have now been published: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/ap/minutes/ripe-72 Please let us know of any corrections or amendments. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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