Re: (ngtrans) Fw: [apnic-announce] IPv6 Policy Document Revision

[Ronald van der Pol]

On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Robert Elz wrote:

> If they're really acting as an ISP, then they should be treated as
> an ISP, and get an ISP sized number space.

That is what Tim was saying. Universities might be assigned a /40.

> On the other hand, many universities do this kind of thing now
> (in fact, I am using such a link right now) and the numbering is
> just taken from part of the university's number space .  That
> should work just the same for IPv6.

Yes, it will work. But I think it's strange when you get a /48 from
a commercial ISP and a longer prefix from your university. Maybe you
will have both and have two (differently sized) prefixes. A nightmare!

        rvdp

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