Hi David, thanks for adding some details. David Kessens <david@Qwest.net> writes: * * Mirjam, * * On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 04:59:18PM +0200, Mirjam Kuehne wrote: * > * > A working group was created to discuss allocation policies. * > This working group also discussede the initial allocation criteria * > as proposed in the current draft (with participation on the 6bone added * > as one criteria). * * The wg was (interim-)chaired by: Sandra Reimer from McLeadUSA. I hope * we will be able to get the minutes from her as soon as possible. * * > The feedback was very positive, also regarding the slow start * > mechanism. We also received useful input regarding some of the * > parameters in the allocation criteria, for example 12 for the number * > of months within which IPv6 services will have to be provided and * > 42 :-) for the number of customers the ISP has to have in one of the * > other criteria (we'll probably round this up or down in the final * > document :-) * * It was my impression that the number of 42 was the optimal number and * that nobody wanted to have anything less/more ;-). There is no reason * to start playing again with those numbers. Another point that was * discussed was the removal of the condition entirely since the other * condition (intent to provide IPv6 service) was easier to qualify for * anyways. * * The biggest concern left was the slow start procedure within the sTLA. * It was discussed at length but no agreement could be reached. The * registries want to have some kind of control against allocations that * are given out that are not used as they are supposed to be used, while One other reason is that if all organisations/networks have the same prefix length ISPs will have difficulties to make rationale routing decisions if that may be necessary in the future. Mirjam * at the same time most customers of the registries would obviously like * to have maximum freedom & minimal paperwork. The registries asked for * alternatives that would have the same effect - one of the variations * that was discussed, was to make the slow start even slower (eg.: you * can only assign a very small number of NLAs before returning to the * registry), and to allocate the full space soon thereafter. It was * agreed that more discussion this topic would be needed. * * David K. * --- *