pTLA request for CALADAN - review closes 30 April 2002

[info@caladan.net]

Err, we already have a pTLA allocation, this request is for KEWLIO 
to whom we provide IPv6 connectivity... 

Chris


On 16 Apr 2002 at 8:11, Bob Fink wrote:

> 6bone Folk,
> 
> CALADAN has requested a pTLA allocation and I find their request fully
> compliant with RFC2772. The open review period for this will close 30
> April 2002. Please send your comments to me or the list.
> 
> <http://whois.6bone.net/cgi-bin/whois?CALADAN>
> 
> <http://www.ipv6.kewlio.net/>
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob
> 
> ===
> >Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:44:06 +0100 (BST)
> >From: "Daniel Austin (fxp0)" <fxp0@fxp0.co.uk>
> >To: Bob Fink <fink@es.net>
> >cc: <ipv6@kewlio.net>
> >Subject: Re: 6bone pTLA request
> >
> >Hi Bob,
> >
> >Please find attached the new application as requested.
> >
> >*** 6BONE pTLA REQUEST ***
> >
> >    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:
> >
> > >>> We have had our allocation from CALADAN for the past 3 months.
> >
> >       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.
> >
> > >>> Our current IPv6 allocation is from CALADAN (3ffe:8270:8::/48)
> > >>> which 
> > is all upt-o-date in whois.
> > >>> Our customer tunnels are also listed.
> >
> >       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.
> >
> > >>> We currently have 5 BGP4+ sessions configured via tunnels to 
> > different providers.
> > >>> Our router is router.ipv6.kewlio.net [3ffe:8270:8::1] and should
> > >>> be 
> > active 24/7.
> > >>> We currently handle all ASN details for Global Media
> > >>> Applications 
> > Limited.
> > >>> A seperate e-mail from the Technical Director has been sent to 
> > fink@es.net allowing
> > >>> us full use of AS24765 for 6bone purposes.
> > >>> Global Media Applications Limited will be using IPv6 development
> > >>> 
> > services from our
> > >>> allocation(s).
> >
> >       c. Fully maintained DNS forward (AAAA) and reverse (ip6.int)
> >          entries for the Applicant's router(s) and at least one host
> >          system.
> >
> > >>> Our nameservers currently provide forward and reverse DNS for:
> > >>> 8.0.0.0.0.7.2.8.e.f.f.3.ip6.int kewlio.net These should be able
> > >>> to be queried from anywhere.
> >
> >       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.
> >
> > >>> Our (simple) IPv6 services page is http://www.ipv6.kewlio.net/
> > >>> This is both IPv4 and IPv6 reachable.  This server is 
> > ping/traceroute-able from the 6bone 24/7.
> > >>> You can also reach our 4th nameserver (ns4.kewlio.net) via the
> > >>> 6bone.
> >
> >    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.
> >       This MUST include the following:
> >
> > >>> Although we are a relatively new company, we have every
> > >>> intention to 
> > provide IPv6 services alongside our existing
> > >>> IPv4 services.  We have been running as a sole-trader for the
> > >>> past 
> > year, and business has increased significantly
> > >>> during the past few months.  There is a lot of interest in the
> > >>> IPv6 
> > support of our servers and services.
> >
> >       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.
> >
> > >>> DJA97-6BONE and TEI122-6BONE - both present in "KEWLIO"
> > >>> ipv6-site in 
> > whois.
> >
> >       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.
> >
> > >>> ipv6@kewlio.net is our support/contact mailbox.  our ipv6-site
> > >>> object 
> > points to this address.
> > >>> We also have ipv6-tunnels@kewlio.net for tunnel requests
> >
> >    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.
> >
> > >>> We offer server colocation / rental, also virtual hosting and
> > >>> virtual 
> > servers.  All services are able to use IPv6 if
> > >>> the customer requests.  We actively inform potential customers
> > >>> of our 
> > 6bone allocation and their ability to use it.
> > >>> We generally supply services to businesses in the Manchester
> > >>> area, 
> > although we currently have customers from England,
> > >>> Germany and the United States.  We are open to all customers in
> > >>> all 
> > regions.
> > >>> Our new shell service has had a lot of feedback about IPv6
> > >>> support, 
> > and we have our existing CALADAN allocation in
> > >>> action on our shell servers.
> > >>> All customers are reminded that any 6bone IP's are for
> > >>> development 
> > purposes and that, at
> > >>> some point, we will be joining production-level IPv6 within 6-12
> > >>> 
> > months time.
> > >>> Customers are offerred IPv6 functionality at no extra cost.
> >
> >    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.
> >
> > >>> We have read these and are happy to abide by all policies.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Daniel Austin,
> >Managing Director,
> >kewlio.net Limited.
>