HI, On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 10:15:14AM +0200, Filiz Yilmaz wrote:
This proposal is to have the RIPE NCC allocate address space to Local Internet Registries (LIRs) based on their one-year needs. In other words, it suggests setting a maximum allocation period of 12 months.
I agree with Jeroen - the subject is a bit misleading, and the wording of the summary could also be a bit more clearer. Regarding the proposal itself, playing the devil's advocate, I'm not sure why we want that - "the other registries are changing their policies so their members have a disadvantage now -- let's make life more difficult for our members as well?". Global harmonization is nice, but as the *main* argument for a change that's reducing people's freedom in planning, I'm always a bit sceptical... To better judge the impact on address fragmentation (and speaking from a LIR's perspective, having too many different allocations *is* a nuisance - think "reverse DNS", "routing announcements", etc), I'd like to see some numbers what impact in terms of "how many LIRs would have received multiple blocks instead of a single contiguous block?" if the allocation time frame would have changed to "1 year" something like 5 years ago... Gert Doering -- speaking as LIR, not as APWG co-chair -- Total number of prefixes smaller than registry allocations: 98999 SpaceNet AG Mail: netmaster@Space.Net Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Tel : +49-89-32356-0 D- 80807 Muenchen Fax : +49-89-32356-234