On 8-jun-2006, at 12:31, Stefan Camilleri wrote:
Note it says "a plan". An organization incapable of coming up with _a plan_ to allocate 200 /48s has more significant problems than not having IPv6 space.
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We have over /17 of IPv4 address space allocated. We have over 20,000 broadband customers and well over 200 clients that would benefit from Ipv6 assignments and who now either have a /24 to /28 or use NAT. We also operate a small transit network and are linked to a major European Tier1 provider. Finally we are part of an Ipv6 task force trying to determine the future direction of IPv6 rollout. But basically I CANNOT have a plan, at this stage for /48 on Ipv6. Its WAY too early.
You must have SOME kind of plan if you want to get an IPv6 block in your hands now... This is what I wrote for a customer for their IPv6 request, which was granted without further questions within days:
#[REQUIRED INFORMATION]#
confirmation: we'll conform to the policy.
#[INSERT SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS]#
We currently have several customers who have asked for IPv6 service. We expect to give out several /48s to colo customers immediately, around 15 within a year and 50 or so within two years. We currently don't have IPv6 capability for our DSL and dial-up infrastructure, but expect to add IPv6 here and start giving out /48s to customers later this year, after we've installed a new router at [...]. We'll then be rolling out IPv6 first to existing customers (25 after a year) but we also expect that we can interest new customers in more advanced capabilities such as IPv6, multicast and IPv6 multicast, reaching the required 200 /48s in the second year.
May I ask if this is realistic? Its so vague and I sincerely am a bit surprised that you or your customer has so many IPv6 requests from his clients. Still if that's what it takes to keep RIRs happy...
And one final thing, we're talking about IPv6. The addressing space that can allow 2000 addresses per square meter on the planet as some of the current cliches go... We're established and qualified in the business but I have to beg, grovel or lie to get this allocation!! THAT is confusing
Getting the addresses is not the issue, occupying a slot at the top of the routing hierarchy is. This means you take up an entry in the FIB tables of all IPv6 DFZ routers world wide, which then all have to provide electricity to determine whether the packets flowing through them match your prefix.
Yes. Maybe thay will necessitate 5 extra CPU cycles.. Let me see.. Maybe an extra 1uwatt of power..Hmmm like 32Joules per annum Please.... ;-))