Although both RIRs such as RIPE and LIRs such as myself are subject to 80% rules for the acquisition of more IP space, it seems we are subject to different 80% rules.

For an RIR, it is 80% of their allocations, and for the LIRs it is 80% of assigned space.

Where is the big difference - both registries have given away the blocks of addresses to their down-stream entity/ies? And given the current rules forbidding reservations, any sort of "post-factum" aggregation can only be achieved by a renumbering mechanism. Btw, a more liberal way of interpreting the 80 percent rule might be looking at all the address space that is managed(*) by a particular LIR, and not only the currently "open" allocation(s). Wilfried. *) "managed" to be discussed/defined... _________________________________:_____________________________________ Wilfried Woeber : e-mail: Woeber@CC.UniVie.ac.at UniVie Computer Center - ACOnet : Tel: +43 1 4277 - 140 33 Universitaetsstrasse 7 : Fax: +43 1 4277 - 9 140 A-1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe : RIPE-DB: WW144, PGP keyID 0xF0ACB369 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~