I support this proposal with fixed dates as currently written on the given link (version 1.0/submission date 7 April 2009). -----Original Message----- From: address-policy-wg-admin@ripe.net [mailto:address-policy-wg-admin@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Michiel Klaver Sent: dinsdag 22 september 2009 16:32 To: address-policy-wg@ripe.net; filiz@ripe.net Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] 2009-03 New Draft Document Published (Run Out Fairly) Filiz Yilmaz wrote:
PDP Number: 2009-03 Run Out Fairly
Dear Colleagues,
The draft document for the proposal described in 2009-03 has been published. The impact analysis that was conducted for this proposal has also been published.
You can find the full proposal at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2009-03.html
and the draft document at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/ripe-471-draft2009-03.html
We encourage you to read the draft document text and send any comments to address-policy-wg@ripe.net before 20 October 2009.
Regards,
Filiz Yilmaz
Policy Development Manager RIPE NCC
The new proposed policy text at the draft document under section "6.0 Policies and Guidelines for Assignments" states some fixed dates for reducing the assignment period. Those are based at the predictions made by Geoff Huston using the data of current assignment rates. What if people realize IPv4 addresses become scarce and there will be a massive run on the last available pool, then the final date of exhaustion will be a lot sooner than projected. I think 2009-03 is a decent proposal, but should be based on on the pool of available address space trough time and not using fixed dates. For example: - When the available pool of allocatable IPv4 address space is at or below an /6, the RIPE NCC or the LIRs will start assigning enough address space to End Users to meet their needs for a period of up to nine months. - When the available pool of allocatable IPv4 address space is at or below an /7, the RIPE NCC or the LIRs will start assigning enough address space to End Users to meet their needs for a period of up to six months. - When the available pool of allocatable IPv4 address space is at or below an /8, the RIPE NCC or the LIRs will start assigning enough address space to End Users to meet their needs for a period of up to three months. With kind regards, Michiel Klaver IT Professional