On Thursday 19 July 2007 11:08, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
I guess in the case of NATO the new modifications to the existing policy, that removes the 200 customers and allows organizations being "ISPs" internally to the organization, is the right now for the NATO case. I recall indeed someone from NATO indicated that to me some months ago.
Regards, Jordi
Yes Jordi, I'm Guilty as charged (I was that someone. I'm involved in IPv6 transition planning for NATO from a network architectural perspective.)! Yes I've talking about the "200 customer rule" before. It is all in the definition of a customer. To summarise, NATO has a service provisioning agency which could become a LIR. It serves to NATO Agencies and NATO operations. 200 customers requires creativity in defining what a customer is but it can be done. And I've tested that concept with Leo Vegoda at the time by submitting a proforma initial allocation request. Leo felt happy enough about it at the time. So that gave me a warm feeling that this bit of the IPv6 transition plan will fly (or can be made to fly). Indeed NATO's service provisioning agency would fit best into a LIR role but it could also work with PI space if it was provisioned in a *useful* way. (I won't go into the details of the NATO networks and potential links via or to the Internet but I do not foresee routing issues there). Best regards, Marc van Selm -- -- This mail is personal -- All statements in this mail are made from my own personal perspective and do not necessarily reflect my employer's opinions or policies.