pTLA request from RedIRIS

[Bob Fink]

6bone folk,

The RedIRIS folk in Spain have requested pTLA status (see below). I would
like to have comments pro and con on this, to me or the mailer.

I will close the discussion for a final decision on 28 Feb 98.


Thanks,

Bob

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At 05:37 PM 12/15/98 +0100, Antonio Marquez. RedIRIS wrote:
>
>Dear Bob,
>
>
>I am responsible for the RedIRIS (who manages the spanish research
>network) ipv6 project. RedIRIS would like to apply for a ptla assignment.
>
>RedIRIS is in charge of managing the spanish research community
>network. We've been working with ipv6 since april 1997, with the goal of
>establishing an appropiate transition scheme when the time comes, and
>to assess the benefits for the network.
>
>
>1. must have experience with ipv6 in the 6bone, at least as a leaf
>site, and preferably as an NLA transit under a pTLA.
>
>we are operating a 6bone node at RedIRIS's management center, and have
>established tunnels: first, RIPng with surfnet/nl and now bgp4+ routing peer
>with surfnet/nl and RIPng routing with an spanish university. We have been
>experimenting with 6bone connectivity:
>
>NLA network 5F02:FE00::/32 under SURFNET (6bone NL-pTLA) first and
>3FFE:0608:0::/48 under SURFNET (6bone NL-pTLA) since november 1997.
>
>We have assigned some address prefix for sites below our NLA and are now
>providing transit service for 6bone connectivity.
>
>
>2. must have the ability and intent to provide "production-like" 6bone
>backbone service to provide a robust and operationally reliable 6bone
>backbone.
>
>we currently run several services on an ipv6 node at RedIRIS's management
>center and have several agreements to connect several institutions who
>have an interest in ipv6, namely several spanish universities.
>
>
>3. must have a potential "user community" that would be served by
>becoming a pTLA, e.g., the requester is a major player in a region,
>country or focus of interest.
>
>RedIRIS manages the spanish national research comunnity network,
>connecting the majority of the universities in the country, as well as
>many research organizations.
>
>
>4. must commit to abide by whatever the 6bone backbone operational
>rules and policies are (currently there are no formal ones, but the
>alain duran draft is a start in trying to define some).
>
>we hereby state that will abide to the 6bone operational rules and
>policies.
>
>
>Now, we are updating 6bone database objects. I hope that after studying these
>responses, you will assign a pTLA to us.
>
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>
>Antonio Marquez.
>
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