OPPS - In my posting - I see a mistake....

Alain Patrick AINA wrote:
I support the policy. One bit thats not clear, is each /48 (whatever)
assignment in its own unique /32 or are all /48's in a single (for now)
/32 ?

In RIPE, many IXP's are in the same 2001:7f8::/32 space,
ie DE-CIX = 2001:7f8:0::/48   (They were first so have the slightly
confusing look of being a /32)
    LIPEX   = 2001:7f8:5::/48

This would appear to be a good thing to do - ISP's should never need
                               The line above should have IXP - not ISP.
more space than a /48....

However, for companies of unknown size and growth that request PI space
- it might be more appropriate to put them in their own unique /32. I,
however, see no reason not to make these /32's allocated back-to-back
(numerically consecutive).

if a PI request qualify for /32, it should be assigned from LIR blocs.
The assumption above is that a company of unknown growth potential who asks for PI space of size /48 should be allocated a /48 - in a unique /32 - which could be in an area where /32's are allocated back to back. On the other hand - AfriNIC currently has so much IPv6 space - maybe this really does not matter???

My point is that I believe its safe to separate known small (/48) allocations (ie - for IXP's) and take them from a single /32 - and treat them separately from other organisations asking for /48's who have unknown potential growth.

--alain
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