...and, depending on what the distribution of customer assignments across the overall address space looks like, you may be able to use the suballocation mechanism. Admittedly, I have never used that or did any in-depth analysis of the possibilities. Just a hint to maybe also look at. I may be fully off-track, too. Regards, Wilfried. Elvis Daniel Velea wrote:
Hi Nigel,
As far as I understand from the policy, you can transfer a block that contains customer assignments. The size of the block that you would transfer can not be (currently) smaller than a /22.
So, I would say that you have two options: - first - where you use the transfer policy and transfer parts of an allocation to an other LIR (even if it's yours, in a different country). In this case, the IPs transferred can not be again transferred for two years to an other LIR. - second - where you sell to a separate company (parts of) your infrastructure (and maybe associated customers) and then you would use the Mergers and Acquisitions procedure. In this case, the transfer policy would not be used and the IPs transferred to the new company could then be again transferred using the transfer policy.
cheers, elvis
On 25/03/14 19:25, Nigel Titley wrote:
Anyone care to cast an opinion on the following question:
The company I work for is about to split off one of its country operations into a separate company. There are various blocks in use from various allocations to the parent company. Is it permissible to split a PA block and transfer part of it to the new company in order to avoid having to renumber the customers? My reading of the transfer policy is that it is possible (if reprehensible), but I thought I'd just like to check with the great and the good to see what opinion is.
Nigel
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