If the proposal for the /64 allocation for the IXP mesh is "it" - i.e. this will be the only address space allocated to an IX, period - then I find it hard to be in full agreement with this proposal.
it is not. to my knowledge, no one is proposing prohibiting any current allocation policies, merely adding a new one, giving a /64 to peering meshes.
What I believe is needed is an allocation for IXP service networks as well as for the IX mesh, which is globally routable.
there is such a policy, and it applies to anyone, not just ixs. after all, when it comes to the non-ix portion of your business, why should you get special treatment that others do not? what is unusual about an ix is the peering mesh. that warrants special allocation. otherwise, i am sure we all think we have special needs and deserve special treatment. randy