Tony – To understand the scope of the potential aggregation issue, it might be helpful to have some insight into the expected networking environment – the number of deep space space networks, number of celestial bodies with networking, and expected interconnectedness of networks at celestial bodies – anticipated within some reasonable planning horizon (e.g., 20 to 50 years).
Do you have any insight into the expected ranges of these values? Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers > On May 10, 2026, at 1:09 AM, Tony Li <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Jon, > >> Nothing currently in space using Internet resources exists there independent >> of an Earth-based corporation or government entity. Why make space part of >> any one RIR's charter? If your stuff in space using IP belongs to an EU >> entity, default to using/acquiring resources from RIPE. If it belongs to a >> multinational entity, they likely already get resources from multiple RIRs >> and can pick which one they want to use for resources. >> >> i.e. Just make "use in space" not "out of region" for all the RIRs. > > > If each agency allocates from their regional RIR, then we get no aggregation > at the celestial body scale. > > Cheers, > Tony > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
