On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 12:43 PM, David Woodgate <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> So I feel that:
> - 4-byte ASs should simply be allocated upon request, with existing checks
> removed;
>

OK.  I agree with the reasoning that ASNs are not scarce.  But see below.


> - Reasonable annual fees (for example, $ per AS per year) could be charged
> as a disincentive for frivolous requests.
>

Any fees would be too high for small operators, and trivially low for
someone with a /15


> - Or a cap could be imposed on the number of AS numbers allocated per
> account;
>
> - Or a combination of cap and charging; for example, up to xx ASs per
> account are free, and then each additional AS will be charged at $yy per AS
> per year.
>

One ASN free for each /24 allocated?  This means we will at worst
"over-allocate" 0.4% of all ASN space


> - Existing constraints should remain for 2-byte ASs


I do not understand this.  Why are 2byte ASNs special?  Is there new
equipment being deployed that needs 2-byte ASNs?  Is this a prestige
thing?

(Serious question): Why would an operator prefer a 2byte over a 4byte?  I
do not type in my ASN very often.

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Sanjeev Gupta
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