Thus spake "Stephen Sprunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I agree and invite input from ARIN members. NOTE: Please include in your > comments whether you're a leaf or non-leaf AS.
I forgot that PPML wasn't copied on the original message... To clarify: My proposal was that automatic /48 allocations be made to anyone with an ASN, based on the premise that every AS will advertise at least one PI block. These allocations would not allow sub-assignment (i.e. by non-leaf ASes). Non-leaf ASes might use their ASN-based allocation for internal use, or might ignore the ASN-based allocation in favor of "normal" TLA allocations to minimize the number of advertised prefixes; the ASN-based allocation should not count against non-leaf ASes for measuring utilization of "normal" TLA allocations. Leaf ASes would not be granted "normal" TLA allocations without either evidence their ASN-based prefix was substantially consumed or reasonable technical justification for multiple prefixes, e.g. for varying BGP policies. Some may note this is somewhat similar to 3ffe:: allocations to 6bone sites, which were deprecated once RIR-based IPv6 allocations were standardized. The major difference is that I propose it mainly apply to leaf ASes. IMHO, ASN-based allocations still make sense for leaf ASes, and forcing leaf ASes through the RIR process for initial allocations is suboptimal if one accepts the premise that every AS will advertise at least one PI prefix. S Stephen Sprunk "Stupid people surround themselves with smart CCIE #3723 people. Smart people surround themselves with K5SSS smart people who disagree with them." --Aaron Sorkin -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------