On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 01:46:32AM +0200, Kai 'wusel' Siering wrote:
What's the calculated gain, what's the overall benefit, given the limited control (see above)? It's fine that the process is automated on RIPE NCC's end, but LIRs will face additional work. With now 32 bits at hand for AS numbers, what's the operational benefit for the RIPE community as a whole if all "invisible" 6,6k ASNs would be returned after this effort? Especially as RFC 4893 is celebrating it's 10th birthday in a few weeks?
I think this is a misunderstanding. The goal is not to reclaim "unused" ASNs, AIUI it is to re-establish contact with ASNs lost in the "swamp" over time. Any reclamations would presumably be incidental. It's just the NCC doing its job as a registry. rgds, Sascha Luck