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Re: IPV6 renumbering painless?
From: Joe Abley <jabley () isc org>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:05:15 -0500
On 12 Nov 2004, at 09:56, Joe Abley wrote:
The word "allocate" used by RIRs usually corresponds to PI. The corresponding word for PA is "assign".
And just to make this bit clearer (since, now that I look at it, it's a bit murky): if an RIR allocates addresses to an organisation, that organisation is allowed to make assignments from it to other organisations. If an RIR assigns addresses to an organisation, sub-assignments are not allowed.
So most PI space is allocated (i.e. provided to LIRs so that they can assign PA space to other organisations). Some PI space is assigned (criticial infrastructure and exchange points).
I'll leave all the RIR staff on this list to correct all my other mistakes.
Joe
Current thread:
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless?, (continued)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Owen DeLong (Nov 11)
- RE: IPV6 renumbering painless? Tony Hain (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Joe Abley (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Daniel Roesen (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Joe Abley (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Paul Vixie (Nov 11)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Joe Abley (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Joe Abley (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Owen DeLong (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Owen DeLong (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Jeroen Massar (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Owen DeLong (Nov 12)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Hank Nussbacher (Nov 13)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Randy Bush (Nov 13)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Hank Nussbacher (Nov 13)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Randy Bush (Nov 13)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Simon Lockhart (Nov 13)
- Re: IPV6 renumbering painless? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 14)