On Mar 6, 2010, at 2:06 AM, Thomas Magill wrote: >> According to ARIN, _IF_ you meet their requirements for obtaining an > IPv4 >> block, then, you ALSO automatically meet their requirements for > obtaining >> an IPv6 block. > > Thank you for the clarification. I am obviously in the very early stage > of planning IPv6 for our company with hopes of at least having peers up > this summer after our peak holiday season (mothers day). I would prefer > to get an ARIN block so that we feel less locked down to a provider by > using their space. > Seems reasonable. That's precisely why I created the original and co-authored the final version of the first Provider Independent End-User IPv6 policy.
>> However, there is a specific block being used to issue ARIN end-user >> assignments, and, many ISPs filter that more liberally (/48) than they >> filter blocks used for allocation (/32). As such, your customers who > are >> multihomed _MAY_ have a better chance of having their prefix seen if >> they use an ARIN direct assignment. > > So what seems to be the standard for the longest advertised prefix for > v6 (compared to /24 for v4)? If I get a /48 from ARIN how many > non-aggregated prefixes should I expect to have? This sounds like you > are saying /48 is as specific at it would get. Uh, 1. If you need multiple discreet networks, you should probably get a /48 for each of them from ARIN. Owen