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Re: Independent space from ARIN
From: Andrea Abrahamsen <slinky () rogers com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:15:41 -0700
Brandon Ross wrote:
Why is this so hard to believe? Real estate is mostly a free market, and that seems to perform pretty well for the most part. How is address space that different? Please explain how you believe this would destroy the internet.
Aggregation on a per-network basis would go down the tubes. ARIN sets aside a larger block than a network's initial allocation when first apply. I'm not sure what the criteria are for this initial large block, but I assume it's around a year's worth of projected growth. The network is then given adjacent pieces of that larger block as the need is justified. Once it have used up that block, you have one nice, pretty entry for the global tables. If any network had to go to eBay to buy a /22 every time they need one, look out. You think the BGP tables are too big now ? Of course, the other alternative is to buy a HUGE block of IP addresses and hoard them. So much for address conservation and reduction of wasted, unused space. -- Andrea Abrahamsen Software Engineer, Intelligent Network Services Cisco Systems
Current thread:
- RE: Independent space from ARIN, (continued)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Dave Israel (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN Yakov Rekhter (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN bmanning (Apr 14)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Brandon Ross (Apr 14)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Dave Israel (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN sigma (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN Stephen Sprunk (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN Dave Israel (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN Owen DeLong (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN steve uurtamo (Apr 14)
- Re: Independent space from ARIN Andrea Abrahamsen (Apr 14)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Stephen J. Wilcox (Apr 14)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Brandon Ross (Apr 14)
- RE: Independent space from ARIN Vadim Antonov (Apr 14)