RE: IP renumbering timeframe

["Tony Hain" <alh-ietf () tndh net>]

Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2002 17:52:55 -0700
>  "Tony Hain" <alh-ietf () tndh net> wrote:
> > Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> > > Since I run a small AS :
> > >
> > > I like this idea.
> > >
> > > Since I believe in living dangerously :
> > >
> > > I also think that a /64 should be reserved in the IPv6
> address space,
> > A /64 would have no use in the proposed scheme since it identifies a
> > single subnet. I suspect you really want a /32 set aside since that
> > would provide routable space to allocate /48's to each 16 bit AS.
>
> OK
>
> > > and (32 bit) ASN's should be given their own /32 in a GLOP
> > > like fashion
> > > for IPv6.
> >
> > I don't think the concept scales to 32 bit AS.
>
> Why not ? /32 with 32 bit ASN still leaves a /64 for each ASN.

See above... What is the point of an ASN if all you are multi-homing is
a single subnet? Also, since mechanisms like rfc3041 somewhat rely on a
sparse utilization to quickly converge on a usable address, you would
never be able to demonstrate the efficiency you need to justify a larger
block.

> Marshall
>
> > Tony
> >
> > > Leo Bicknell wrote:
> > >
> > > > In a message written on Thu, May 30, 2002 at 11:27:49AM
> > > -0400, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> > > > > I'd be mildly concerned that people would see "free IP
> > > blocks" and start
> > > > > using them even when not necessary. I think allocating them
> > > a /24 from
> > > > > this block only when they have demonstrated need, and don't
> > > have any other
> > > > > ARIN assigned blocks, would be far more efficient.
> > > >
> > > > Since the goal is to reduce paperwork, I'm not sure about
> > > 'demonstrated
> > > > need', but I could definately endorse "you get a /24 with
> > > your ASN if
> > > > and only if you have no other registry assigned space
> > > assigned to you".
> > > > I specifically exclude provider allocated space, as I'm
> > > assuming the ASN
> > > > goal is to multihome.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >                                   Regards
> > >                                   Marshall Eubanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > T.M. Eubanks
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