pTLA request for FUBAR (BEST.CA) - review closes 9 Apr 2001

[Bob Fink]

6bone Folk,

FUBAR (BEST.CA) has requested a pTLA allocation. The open review period for 
this will close 9 Apr 2001. Please send your comments to me or the list.


Thanks,

Bob

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>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:49:49 -0800 (PST)
>From: Richard Furda <riso@best.ca>
>To: Bob Fink <fink@es.net>
>Cc: OW-6BONE <otis@best.ca>, RF-6BONE <rfurda@best.ca>
>Subject: Re: pTLA request
>
>
>Hello Mr. Fink,
>
>Sorry for getting back to you late on this...
>I have been extremely busy, but I have time now
>to get things in order.
>
>On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Bob Fink wrote:
> > Richard,
> > > > What is your organization, i.e., what does it do?
> > >
> > >BEST Internet Servers/FUBAR Consultants offers consulting
> > >services in: UNIX systems administration, network design/troubleshooting,
> > >deployment and security. We are also a Cisco Resseler since March 1st
> > >2000. Since August, I've been working with Cisco Systems, testing
> > >their IPv6 IOS code and would like to continue to do so with BGP.
> > >We currently have 1 statit route, 3FFE:C00:801C::/48.Our goal
> > >is to provide symetry and redundancy to our IPv6 network. BGP is
> > >the way to go.
> >
> > If BEST is willing to apply for the pTLA that would be great as they are a
> > big ISP. Am I interpretating your response correctly in that FUBAR is part
> > of, or representing, BEST?
>
>Please find the pTLA allocation request below. Should you have
>any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
>rfurda@best.ca
>
>
>   1. The pTLA Applicant must have a minimum of three (3) months
>       qualifying experience as a 6Bone end-site or pNLA transit.During
>       the entire qualifying period the Applicant must be operationally
>       providing the following:
>
>         ipv6-site "FUBAR"  has been operational since August 2000.
>
>       a. Fully maintained, up to date, 6Bone Registry entries for their
>          ipv6-site inet6num, mntner, and person objects, including each
>          tunnel that the Applicant has.
>
>         ipv6-site:      FUBAR
>         inet6num:       3FFE:1200:3027::/48
>         inet6num:       3FFE:C00:801C::/48
>         mnt-by:         MNT-FUBAR
>         nic-hdl:        RF-6BONE
>         nic-hdl:        OW-6BONE
>
>       b. Fully maintained, and reliable, BGP4+ peering and connectivity
>          between the Applicant's boundary router and the appropriate
>          connection point into the 6Bone. This router must be IPv6
>          pingable. This criteria is judged by members of the 6Bone
>          Operations Group at the time of the Applicant's pTLA request.
>
>         tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 gw-cisco.ipv6.fubar.ca 
> ->    ipv6-router.cisco.com CISCO BGP4+
>         tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 gw-digital.ipv6.fubar.ca 
> ->  ipv6-gw1.pa-x.dec.com DIGITAL-CA BGP4+
>         tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 gw-nextra.ipv6.fubar.ca 
> ->   daemon.wilbury.sk NEXTRA BGP4+
>
>         Few requests were sent to UUNET and Sprint to arrange peering, but
>         no word from them yet.
>
>       c. Fully maintained DNS forward (AAAA) and reverse (ip6.int)
>          entries for the Applicant's router(s) and at least one host
>          system.
>
>         daemon.ipv6.fubar.ca IPv6 address 3ffe:c00:801c::1
>         gw-cisco.ipv6.fubar.ca IPv6 address 3ffe:c00:e:14::2
>         gw-nextra.ipv6.fubar.ca IPv6 address 3ffe:80e1:8000::46
>         gw-digital.ipv6.fubar.ca IPv6 address 3ffe:1200:1002:1::42
>         dopey.ipv6.fubar.ca IPv6 address 3ffe:c00:801c:1::2
>
>       d. A fully maintained, and reliable, IPv6-accessible system
>          providing, at a mimimum, one or more web pages, describing the
>          Applicant's IPv6 services.  This server must be IPv6 pingable.
>
>         Currently, MRTG stats are provided @ http://6bone.best.ca
>         monitoring each tunnel. FTP & telnet access is IPv6able.
>
>    2. The pTLA Applicant MUST have the ability and intent to provide
>       "production-quality" 6Bone backbone service. Applicants must
>       provide a statement and information in support of this claim.
>
>         BEST.ca has a 1.5mbit link to the internet and intends to use
>         it's resources at most possible to provide reliable,
>         production-quality connectivity. BEST's current 500 dial-up
>         base is continuelly growing. Future goal is to deploy IPv6
>         and replace IPv4. BEST depends on Zebra routing
>         software on FreeBSD UNIX platform and is currently
>         testing & evaluating Cisco IPv6 solutions.
>
>       a. A support staff of two persons minimum, three preferable, with
>          person attributes registered for each in the ipv6-site object
>          for the pTLA applicant.
>
>         Richard Furda <rfurda@BEST.ca>  RF-6BONE
>         Juraj Lutter <otis@BEST.ca>     OW-6BONE
>
>       b. A common mailbox for support contact purposes that all support
>          staff have acess to, pointed to with a notify attribute in the
>          ipv6-site object for the pTLA Applicant.
>
>         Tunnel requests and connectivity problems should be reported to
>         our common mailbox, ipv6-support@best.ca
>
>    3. The pTLA Applicant MUST have a potential "user community" that
>       would be served by its becoming a pTLA, e.g., the Applicant is a
>       major provider of Internet service in a region, country, or focus
>       of interest. Applicant must provide a statement and information in
>       support this claim.
>
>         As stayted above, BEST's customer base of 500 customers, is
>         growing. Web hosting service being deployed as we speak.
>
>    4. The pTLA Applicant MUST commit to abide by the current 6Bone
>       operational rules and policies as they exist at time of its
>       application, and agree to abide by future 6Bone backbone
>       operational rules and policies as they evolve by consensus of the
>       6Bone backbone and user community.
>
>       BEST Internet Services is fully aware of the rules and policies that
>       6Bone has set and agrees to follow them to the letter.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Richard