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Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI]
From: Daniel Roesen <dr () cluenet de>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:46:31 +0100
On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 11:13:55AM +0100, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
We really don't want to arrive at a situation where it becomes increasingly difficult to obtain an AS number for those who legitimately need one.
What will be interesting is the definition of "legitimate" in this context. I'm sure the ISPs will push for rising the monetary bar to "regulate" their market. See e.g. the inherent anti-competetive billing policy at RIPE where every year, a newcomer has to pay more for allocated/assigned resources. So I guess they will make it just more expensive. This is btw the major flaw I see with Pekka's ASN-derrived PI prefix draft which limits it to the first 32K ASNs. This just makes those ASN "golden" and thus open to $BIGNUM $$$ on the "grey market". Seen that way, it's again just another attempt on "make it more expensive (as in real money!) to be able to multihome". Not that I say that this is Pekka's intention. Regards, Daniel -- CLUE-RIPE -- Jabber: dr () cluenet de -- dr@IRCnet -- PGP: 0xA85C8AA0
Current thread:
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI, (continued)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Cliff Albert (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Owen DeLong (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Daniel Roesen (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Cliff Albert (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Cliff Albert (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 28)
- Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI Cliff Albert (Nov 28)
- 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Pekka Savola (Nov 28)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Iljitsch van Beijnum (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Daniel Roesen (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Cliff Albert (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Jeroen Massar (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Owen DeLong (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Jeroen Massar (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Owen DeLong (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Jeroen Massar (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Pekka Savola (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Owen DeLong (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Pekka Savola (Nov 29)
- Re: 16 vs 32 bit ASNs [Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI] Owen DeLong (Nov 30)