Hi Thomas, Thomas.Levy@alcatel.fr wrote:
Hello,
I read with interest the ripe-234 document on IPv4 address allocation. It raised me the following questions on PI addresses: 1) Usage of PI addresses is not recommended by RIPE. I don't want to raise a debate on this point. However, I would be interested in knowing the reasons for this. Is it for routing purpose? 2) How could I find statistics on PI allocated addresses (by RIPE or globally)?
The why of PI assignments is an ongoing discussion. There has been some discussion on the <pi-tf@ripe.net> list which was followed up on this list. The <pi-tf@ripe.net> list archives can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/pi-tf/ I prepared some statistics on PI assignments in a summary of the PI TF discussions. You can find them at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/address-policy-wg/2003/msg00030.html I hope this is helpful for you. Best regards, -- leo vegoda RIPE NCC Registration Services Manager