Hi David, On 28.09.2011 00:06, David Farmer wrote: > Also, the RIR policies focus on Internet connected uses of addresses. > Sometimes the policies outright prohibit non-connected use. Or if they > don't, there are written in ways that to the uninitiated think the > policies prohibit such use. ARIN-2010-8 (Rework of IPv6 assignment > criteria) allows unconnected assignments now, but I'm not sure the other > RIRs policies are as clear.
This is important information that I was looking for, thanks! > ARIN-2010-4 (Rework of IPv6 allocation criteria) modified by ARIN-2011-3 > (Better IPv6 Allocations for ISPs) doesn't dis-allow non-connected > allocations, but it is really focused on ISPs connected to the Internet. That was my rough guess. > 2010-4 originally explicitly discussed non-connected network but that > had to be removed to gain consensus. So while it is not diss-allowed, > it is not clear to the uninitiated in plain language that it is allowed. > RIR policy is driven by service providers and their view of the world. > So if you want to push people to GUA you need to ensure RIR policies > enable that, in clear and understandable language, and they don't really > do a good enough job of that currently. I would also point out that manufacturers would - depending on their number of installations or products - need rather large address blocks (>/28), and not only /48s Regards, Roland -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
