Start by taking toll of all your existing customers and how many IP addresses you will need for each one. Then you will need to show how many additional IPs you will need in 6 months, 1 year, etc. When I went for our second /20, i showed that we were near our 80% mark on the first /20 and that we needed the additional /20 for growth. The ARIN staff is very helpful in making sure you get them all the information they need. It is also very helpful to include your plans for IPv6. This was you show them that you have a plan to migrate to IPv6 in the future. I would go for your IPv4 and IPv6 requests at the same time. If you have any questions or would like to see our application, hit me off-list and i will shoot you over a copy of it.
On 10/19/2010 9:36 PM, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone comment on their experience with requesting IPv4 address > space from ARIN? Particularly, what is an acceptable practice for a > WISP to justify "need"? There are specific provisions for cable > operators so that they can request enough space for every household they > are able to serve. I'm talking myself in circles when it comes to what > the basis for our need should look like. Also, the ARIN policy refers > to "efficient utilization" often, but doesn't seem to define what that > is. Is there a simple threshold like 80% allocated 50% utilized that is > used for screening requests, or do they just say yes to everyone who > looks like they have their documentation together? > > My ulterior motive is to take advantage of the IPv6 fee waiver for > initial allocations so that we can begin our IPv6 deployment. > > Thanks, > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- Chris Gotstein, Network Engineer, U.P. Logon/Computer Connection U.P. http://uplogon.com | +1 906 774 4847 | [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
