On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Stephen Sprunk wrote: > Thus spake "Stephen Sprunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I agree and invite input from ARIN members. NOTE: Please include in your > > comments whether you're a leaf or non-leaf AS. > > I forgot that PPML wasn't copied on the original message... To clarify: > > My proposal was that automatic /48 allocations be made to anyone with an > ASN, based on the premise that every AS will advertise at least one PI > block. If I remember right /48 is not a PI block (or rather it may not be within ARIN region which uses different terminology), /48 are expected to be allocated by ISPs (LIRs) to customers with their own network (rather when its individual device and then its /64) but its provider-dependent (i.e. PA) as far as its being assigned by ISP where as PI would be micro-allocation directly by RIR
Now if you compare the policies for IPv4 ARIN does have a policy that multihoming (i.e. = has ASN) is an automatic justification for /24 from one of the upstreams. Its not unreasonable to expect this to be extended to IPv6 and say that multihoming is justification for /48 from one of the upstreams or from RIR - however saying that is redundant as running independent network with multiple devices is already justification for /48 from the LIR or upstream no matter if network it is multihomed or not :) Now as far as assigning /48 for every ASN, lets not do it just yet - some ASNs may need larger blocks then just /48 and besides that there are way too many ASNs out there that are not used at all (getting close to 50%) and for those that are used some are used for special network preferences by the same provider that may not need separate /48. So just having ASN out in whois does not mean they really need an /48 - that ASN holder must actually ask for it! However, what I would be for is allowing for micro-allocations from ARIN (and this can/should be larger then /48 probably) so as to boostart use of IPv6. Currently if ASN holder is not a member of ARIN, they should request ip block from their ISP or become member of ARIN and pay for that IPv6 block $2500/year, I think we should allow for companies with ASN to be able to directly request IPv6 space from ARIN (micro-allocation) if their ISP does not have yet have IPv6 space and that "ipv6 startup micro-allocations" should cost less then regular full ipv6 blocks - possibly no extra money if they are already paying yearly maintanance fee of $100/yr for ASN). -- William Leibzon Elan Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
