Peter Dawe <peter@unipalm.pipex.com> writes: COuld we have some guidance as to what determines the status of
Current guidance: - Compare your category with that of others you know. You may want to consult ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/registries. - Ask the NCC for individual guidance. We have a pretty good estimation of the load produced by each registry. We just do not have it quantified.
Small ECU 1500.- / year Medium ECU 4500.- / year Large ECU 8500.- / year Supernational multiples of ECU
8500.- / year
Can I suggest using either the number of name registration processed
It will be quite difficult to determine that because a) the RIPE NCC is not involved in name registrations, these are handled by TLD registrars. b) name registrations are made by individual organisations and not by ISPs
( or the number of routes registered in the RIPE registry ) in the 3 months up to 30th Nov 1995.
The number of routes registered is not a good measurement either, since it is not absolutely required for anything and charging based on it would just be a disincentive to register valuable information. Also people could register their routes in other RRs.
Could you publish the distribution of these so that we can determine the break points for these charges.
If I knew a readily available variable that would produce a fair distribution of the NCC's operating costs I would have proposed it. I do not know one. Of course we will be happy to publish statistics of any kind if the data is readily available and can be processed with reasonable effort. There is absolutely no offense intended in this message, just clarification. I am just too short of time to formulate more politely. Daniel