Hi, On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 09:36:15AM +0100, Stephen Burley wrote:
I would like to add although we are not a supernational registry and all that implies ;) we have the same issue. We have been allocated our start up space in IPv6 which is fine for now but would it not be better to be more forward thinking when allocating IPv6 space and allocate enough space to aggregate fully throughout the EMEA region and so implement the best possible aggregation. This is not just a cry for more space because we are big so we deserve it, we are seriously looking to a time when IPv6 is used in anger and we have to do real aggregation throughout EMEA. We do not want to assign IPv6 on a per LIR basis, rather sub-allocate IPv6 space to our current LIR structure since we are all in the same network it makes sense. BTW we are currently writing our internal IPv6 deployment policy.
As far as I remember the IPv6 policy discussions on the last RIPE meetings, one thing that was voiced repeatedly was "if we have to hand out /48's to customers, a /35 for the LIR itself is not enough" (considering hierarchical strutures - either due to multinational networks, or due to hierarchies of resellers having re-selling customers themselves - 13 bits to work in is just not enough). Also, it hasn't really been shown why we need slow-start *in slow-start space*(!). It's not like we want our own TLA, but I think the RIRs are being way too conservative. Old IPv4 habits...? Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- SpaceNet AG Mail: netmaster@Space.Net Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Tel : +49-89-32356-0 80807 Muenchen Fax : +49-89-32356-299