I see this as an instant headache for a lot of larger network operators
who are using portions of this DOD space like RFC1918 addresses. Once
these addresses become public, those operators are going to have to
renumber that space. That is 16.9 million hosts per block used.
Maybe these operators will take the lead of the DOD and move those hosts
to IPv6 instead, where there is plenty of space. Since the space is
already not directly addressable, it would simply be a matter of changing
the existing NAT to use v6 as its input, or adding a v6 address to their
proxy servers.
With all this space likely coming to the market soon, now is the time to
adopt the proposal to require v6 use before allowing anyone to receive
this v4 space. While this will help the v4 supply, DOD may find the price
collapsed at the end of the 10 year period if IPv6 uptake increases due to
DOD and other use of IPv6 instead of IPv4.
As far as those who suggest the IPv4 space problem is solved, based on use
rates before runout, this may buy us 2 or 3 years. However the DOD has 10
years to sell, and by then, the IPv4 market may already be collapsed to
near zero levels depending upon the uptake of IPv6, which will be lead by
DOD purchases of IPv6 only equipment to follow the mandate.
Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.
On Thu, 19 Dec 2019, Fernando Frediani wrote:
I believe these are relevant news to this list
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1790/text#toc-H3733C370A69A4095B62B213B52530170
"IPv6 strategy made it into NDAA 2020, requiring DOD to sell 13 x /8s
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sell all of the IPv4 addresses described in
subsection (b) at fair market value."
Finally is happening.
I imagined that one day they would return something, but decided to sell.
However, looking at the good side, this makes all this wasted space to become
utilized.
A few questions that arise are: how will this selling process happen, if
directly, through brokers, if there will be any mechanism to distribute this
selling among
each one of all 5 RIRs or if it will be opened in the model "first come, first
served"
And before something says, I don't believe this will make any big difference to
IPv6 implementation to advance or delay it significantly.
Even talking about more than 200 million IPv4 addresses, I don't think this
will change much this scenario if they are put directly at end users
disposition.
Finally, an important detail to highlight in the report is: "(D) The plan of the
Secretary to transition all Department addresses to IPv6."
Let's see who will be the big buyers and how will this affect the IPv4 value
for the next years.
Regards
Fernando Frediani
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