---------- From: Jim Fleming[SMTP:JimFleming] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 9:47 AM To: 'Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu' Cc: 'ARIN list' Subject: RE: Structuring the Root On Monday, April 20, 1998 3:56 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote: @On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 14:15:50 CDT, Jim Fleming said: @ @> Based on the contents of the Root Zone file from the legacy @> Root Name Server Cluster operated by the U.S. Government, @> the following TLDs appear to be recognized: (only .ARPA is out of alpha order) @> @> 0 ARPA @> 1 AC @> 2 AD @ @> A simple way to do this is to use the number above to @> specify the value for bits in the fields labeled @> here as TTT.TTTTT. @> @> aaaaaTTT.TTTTTbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb @ @Hmm.. Jim's mail arrived from host doorstep.unety.net (207.32.128.1) @ @Applying his scheme here, we find he just delegated his address space @management to someplace in the *.UK domain. Could have been worse, they @could have been delegated to the .ZA or .ZR domains. At least there's entries @for those two - what about .WS or .WR who aren't even in the WHOIS yet. @ @But hey, it *does* have the advantage of screwing people equally at random. @-- Having the .UK people providing stewardship over the 207.32.X.X IPv4 address space would not be a problem. They appear to be stable. As I have mentioned, stewardship does not necessarily imply management and operations. They could delegate those tasks to make sure the clerical and operational jobs are handled. Who knows, maybe ARIN could handle the clerical tasks ? In the IPv8 Plan, the 207.32.X.X IPv4 address space is delegated to the TLD authority with the G:S slot numbered 7:32. This is currently assigned to the .ROOF Top Level Domain. The current list is at... http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt Here are all of the IPv4 blocks that would fall under the stewardship of the .ROOF TLD. This TLD authority would also be responsible for the 7:32.X.X.X.X IPv8 address space which is as large as the current Internet. This should provide enough resources to manage to help keep the .ROOF registries and registrars in business. -------- IPv4 Blocks Delegated to G:S = 7:32 -------------- 7.32.0.0 15.32.0.0 23.32.0.0 31.32.0.0 39.32.0.0 47.32.0.0 55.32.0.0 63.32.0.0 71.32.0.0 79.32.0.0 87.32.0.0 95.32.0.0 103.32.0.0 111.32.0.0 119.32.0.0 127.32.0.0 135.32.0.0 143.32.0.0 151.32.0.0 159.32.0.0 167.32.0.0 175.32.0.0 183.32.0.0 191.32.0.0 199.32.0.0 207.32.0.0 215.32.0.0 223.32.0.0 231.32.0.0 239.32.0.0 247.32.0.0 255.32.0.0 /* * * usage: ipv4list g:s * * Generates a list of IPv4 address blocks given an IPv8 G:S number * * Copyright 1998, Unir Corporation, All Rights Reserved * */ #include <stdio.h> main(argc,argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { int g; int s; int i; int k; int n; if((argv[1][0] >= '0') && (argv[1][0] <= '7')){ g = argv[1][0] - '0'; } else{ exit(-1); } if(argv[1][1] != ':'){ exit(-2); } s = atoi(&argv[1][2]); k = ((g<<24) + (s<<16)) & 0x07ff0000; for(i=0; i<32; i++){ n = (i<<27) + k; printf("%d.%d.%d.%d\n", (n>>24)&0xff, (n>>16)&0xff, (n>>8)&0xff, n&0xff); } } ====== - Jim Fleming Unir Corporation IBC, Tortola, BVI -------- Logged at Tue Apr 21 19:08:17 MET DST 1998 ---------