----- Forwarded message from Bob Fink <fink@es.net> ----- X-Sender: rlfink@imap2.es.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 13:01:12 -0700 To: 6BONE List <6bone@ISI.EDU> From: Bob Fink <fink@es.net> Subject: first production IPv6 prefix allocated by ARIN to ESnet (2001:0400::/35) Precedence: bulk IPv6 community, Good news! The first production IPv6 prefix has been assigned by ARIN to ESnet (2001:0400::/35). This is a milestone for IPv6. Those networks that had previously requested sTLAs should now reapply to their respective registries (APNIC, ARIN and RIPE-NCC) for them. I have already been getting requests from these registries for validation that requestors qualify under the 6bone bootstrap policy. I would like to thank everyone involved over the last 2 1/2 years in the development of the Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format and the policies regarding their allocation/assignment. I've included a short history and timeline of this effort below. I would especially like to commend the registries, both for their efforts to provide meaningful stewardship over the IPv6 address space, and for quickly starting the allocation process after IAB/IANA/RIR agreements on allocation policy were finalized. So many thanks to the APNIC, ARIN and RIPE-NCC staff! Regards, Bob === Fall 1996 - Mike O'Dell 8+8 (aka GSE) proposal to replace Provider Based Unicast Addressing for IPv6 Feb 1997 - Interim IPng WG meeting in Palo Alto to review 8+8 - some ideas kept, some discarded Apr 1997 - IPng WG meeting in Memphis - first idea of Aggregatable Unicast Addressing formulated May 1997 - Aggregatable Unicast Addressing draft and 6bone Test TLA draft released Oct 1997 - 6bone converts to Aggregatable Unicast Addressing under 3FFE::/16 Test TLA Jan 1998 - discussions begin between IAB/IETF, IANA, ARIN, APNIC and RIPE-NCC on policy to assign production TLAs Jul 1998 - RFC 2374, An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format, published as Proposed Standard Aug 1998 - First requests for SubTLAs (sTLA) made to ARIN, APNIC and RIPE-NCC Jul 1999 - Oslo IETF - Final policy on assigning sTLAs reached (July 14) <http://www.arin.net/ipv6/IPv6.txt> Jul 20 1999 - First sTLA request (by ESnet) made under new policy submitted to ARIN Jul 21 1999 - First sTLA request approved (for ESnet) by ARIN (July 21) pending billing Jul 31 1999 - First IPv6 production prefix (sTLA = 2001:0400::/35) assigned (to ESnet) -end ----- End forwarded message -----