On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Arturo Servin <[email protected]> wrote: > IMHO your assertion is wrong. > > The reason is because the economic dynamics of domain names are very > different than numeric internet resources. That is why.
Oh? Are we running out? If so, perhaps letting LISP use a /12 or /16 for an experiment without a clearly-defined mechanism for delegating the address space to participants is unwise. Without limited supply, the economics are not different at all than domain names + green SSL certificates. Charge money, authenticate identity, and issue delegation. Remember that domain names were a lot more expensive when users had no choice but Network Solutions for .com and friends. Now registrars are making lots of money charging far less money, and they are providing substantially superior service -- you don't just get a zone delegation but also DNS service, phone support that is good, nearly-instant turn-around, etc. Limited supply is precisely why I suggested it is more similar to the green SSL certificates (for larger blocks) than domain registration. You've got to figure out if there is at least some kind of legitimate business or person. What you don't want is anyone who wants a provider-independent EID block having to spend several thousand dollars to get one, and that's if their RIR rules even allow them to meet qualification criteria, if they can even figure out how to apply. The economics are more similar than you realize. The benefit to end-users and to the LISP project are big and the cost is ... what, exactly? It's experimental address space. There really isn't cost. If it turns out to be a mistake, valuable lessons will be learned. -- Jeff S Wheeler <[email protected]> Sr Network Operator / Innovative Network Concepts _______________________________________________ lisp mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/lisp
