Isn't that 224/8 https://www.iana.org/assignments/multicast-addresses/multicast-addresses.xhtml
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 3:34 PM william manning <chinese.apri...@gmail.com> wrote: > i have this recurrent thought that one of those /8's (240.0.0.0/8 if > memory serves) was in use as the registry for well known multicast > assignments. And thats not the most difficult problem to overcome (that > registry was managed by IANA once, maybe the IEtF these days). > > /Wm > > On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 9:50 AM David Farmer <far...@umn.edu> wrote: > >> Personally, I'm mostly neutral on the idea, it's not a problem I have. We >> have deployed IPv6, and the 10 net and other specified private or >> non-unique use block are sufficient for our needs for the foreseeable >> future. At least until all you IPv4-Only fuddy-duddies retire or die off. >> If you are a believer in IPv4-Only, I hope your 401K does really well so >> you can retire early and make way for the IPv6-Only generation. >> >> However, as an ARIN AC member, one of my roles is to try to help the >> community to fulfill the community's Internet number resource policy >> objectives. The only way forward for the allocation of 240/4 from an RIR >> policy perspective I could think of was a global policy requesting IANA and >> the IETF to allocate 240/4. Further, if I wasn't clear, I'm very dubious >> that there is a consensus for that across the 5 RIRs need for such a global >> policy. >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 10:54 AM John Levine <jo...@iecc.com> wrote: >> >>> In article < >>> can-dau0ebfsitnndjv2c9dau7uwsguksm9zyvq89iuzp8jb...@mail.gmail.com> you >>> write: >>> >I suppose we could try a global policy that would have to pass in all 5 >>> >RIRs requesting IANA and the IETF to allocate 240/4 for Private Use. If >>> >that were to actually occur, it seems difficult for the IETF to ignore >>> such >>> >a request. >>> >>> I'm not the IETF but I am pretty sure we would want to see some >>> evidence that if it were allocated, it would interoperate. Good luck >>> with that. >>> >>> If you want to use 240/4 for truly private use on your own network, go >>> ahead. Nobody will ever know. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> =============================================== >> David Farmer Email:far...@umn.edu >> Networking & Telecommunication Services >> Office of Information Technology >> University of Minnesota >> 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 >> Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 >> =============================================== >> _______________________________________________ >> ARIN-PPML >> You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to >> the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). >> Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: >> https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml >> Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues. >> > -- =============================================== David Farmer Email:far...@umn.edu Networking & Telecommunication Services Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 ===============================================
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