On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Takashi Arano wrote:
Shorter prefix of either evaluation of existing IPv4 infrastructure or the fixed size /32 (i.e. /32 is the minimum allocation size)
This means an applicant who has large IPv4 infrastructure can be allocated more than /32 with some justifications. This can avoid unnecessary address fragmentation.
Note that the number /32 was supported by almost all meeting participants according to the show of hands.
One of the biggest problems with new policies is that end users should get /48 too. There are a _lot_ of IPv4 end users out there. An operator shows up saying, "we have IPv4 650,000 end users, now give us a /24", or "We have 6,500,000 IPv4 end users, now give us /20" (these are according to HD-ratio 0.8). Where to get these these address blocks? -- Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted, Netcore Oy not those you stumble over and fall" Systems. Networks. Security. -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords