On 12/14/11 18:46 , Jimmy Hess wrote: > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Cameron Byrne <cb.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Fyi, I just was rejected from arin for an ipv4 allocation. I demonstrated I >> own ~100k ipv4 addresses today. >> My customers use over 10 million bogon / squat space ip addresses today, >> and I have good attested data on that. > > Wait... you had started using bogon addresses / "squatted" space not > allocated and claimed > the number of IP addresses your network is using that were not > allocated by a RIR > settles the need justification question?
Anyone who has used their network in the last decade that actually bother to look at their assigned ip address knows this. >> Any suggestions on how to navigate this policy ? > > Work with ARIN to provide a satisfactory need justification for the > entire allocation you are requesting. > A mere count of the number of IP addresses you are currently using is > not a need justification. The wikipedia page shows something on the order of 34 million customers. I don't expect they all need an ip at the same time. > There has to be a technical reason that each IP address is required. > > "I'm making IANA-unsanctioned use of 10^9 bogon IP addresses, please > allocate me 10^9 proper IP addresses, so I can have matching > allocated IP space with global recognition instead"; just doesn't cut > it. > > You need to have all the documentation to show the actual justified > technical need for the IPs you request, such as what each specific > address is used for. > > > Regards, > -- > -JH >