pTLA request for CSTNET - review closes 23 January 2002

[Bob Fink]

6bone Folk,

CSTNET has requested a pTLA allocation and I find their request fully 
compliant with RFC2772. The open review period for this will close 23 
January 2002. Please send your comments to me or the list.

<http://whois.6bone.net/cgi-bin/whois?CSTNET>
<http://www.cstnet.net.cn>
<http://www.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn>


Thanks,

Bob

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>From: "zhang hong" <zhangh@cnnic.net.cn>
>To: "Bob Fink" <fink@es.net>
>Cc: <ipv6group@cnnic.net.cn>, "ë ΰ" <mao@cnnic.net.cn>,
>         "ÕÅ ÎÄ»Ô" <zwh@cnnic.net.cn>
>Subject: pTLA request for CSTNet
>Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:18:20 +0800
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
>Hello Bob,
>
>Happy New year!
>We are CSTNet in China. We would like to apply for a pTLA
>allocation from 6Bone. CSTNet is one of the four major networks
>directly linked to the global Internet in China.
>CSTNet provides comprehensive network communication service
>and Internet service to the scientific and technical circles,
>scientific administrative departments, relevant government
>departments and hi-tech enterprises all over China. The web
>page is http://www.cstnet.net.cn , http://www.cnic.ac.cn
>
>We would like to request one pTLA block, conforming to RFC 2772
>pTLA prefix requests.
>
>
>7. Guidelines for 6Bone pTLA sites
>
>The following rules apply to qualify for a 6Bone pTLA allocation.
>It should be recognized that holders of 6Bone pTLA allocations
>are expected to provide production quality backbone network
>services for the 6Bone.
>
>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 been assigned the IPv6 address from Sprint in US since
>July 2000. Our address prefix is 3ffe:2900:e003/48.
>
>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.
>
>The CSTNET has the following objects:
>
>inet6num:     3FFE:2900:E003::/48
>ipv6-site:    CSTNET
>mntner:       MNT-CNNIC
>mnt-by:       MNT-CNNIC
>person:       Zhang Hong
>person:       Zhijie Ren
>person:       Luo Yan
>person:       Xia Qing
>application:
>ping www.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn
>IPv4/IPv6 url  www.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn
>
>We have 6 tunnels:
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>sl-bb1-6bone.sprintlink.net SPRINT BGP4+
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>lorrie-pt.tunnel.ipv6.he.net HURRICANE BGP4+
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>6bone-gw3.cselt.it TILAB BGP4+
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>gateway.manis.net.my MIMOS BGP4+
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>ipv6-lab-gw.cisco.com CISCO BGP4+
>tunnel:       IPv6 in IPv4 6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn ->
>ipv6-gw1.pa-x.dec.com DIGITAL-CA BGP4+
>
>
>
>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.
>
>Our BGP4+ conections are working on cisco 2611, this router is
>6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn and can be Ipv6 pingable.
>
>
>c. Fully maintained DNS forward (AAAA) and reverse (ip6.int)
>    entries for the Applicant's router(s) and at least one host
>    system.
>
>Forward(AAAA) entries are as following:
>
>www    IN AAAA 3ffe:2900:e003:0:200:21ff:fee4:59a0
>6bone  IN AAAA 3ffe:2900:e003::65
>
>Reverse(ip6.int) entries are as following:
>
>$ORIGIN 3.0.0.e.0.0.9.2.e.f.f.3.ip6.int.
>0.a.9.5.4.e.e.f.f.f.1.2.0.0.2.0.0.0.0.0 14400 IN      PTR
>www.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn.
>5.6.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 14400 IN      PTR
>6bone.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn.
>
>
>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 Dual-Stack (IPv4/IPv6) web page is http://www.ipv6.cnnic.net.cn.
>Here you could find some basic information about IPv6, and our
>tunnels status can be found here.
>
>
>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:
>
>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.
>
>We have 4 Persons:
>
>ZH-6BONE
>REN-6BONE
>LY-6BONE
>XQ-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.
>
>Ipv6group@cnnic.net.cn
>
>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.
>
>CSTNet is one of the four major networks directly linked to the
>global Internet in China. CSTNet provides comprehensive network
>communication service and Internet service to the scientific and
>technical circles, scientific administrative departments,
>relevant government departments and hi-tech enterprises all over
>China. There are over 1000 access networks, 300,000 computers
>directly linked to CSTNet and 800,000 end-users distributed in
>30 provinces or cities across the country. The web page is
>http://www.cstnet.net.cn , http://www.cnic.ac.cn
>
>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 undertand the 6bone operational rules and we are strongly agree
>with them . We will abide by the current and the future 6bone
>operational rules and policies.
>
>    When an Applicant seeks to receive a pTLA allocation, it will apply
>    to the 6Bone Operations Group (see section 8 below) by providing to
>    the Group information in support of its claims that it meets the
>    criteria above.
>
>8. 6Bone Operations Group
>
>    The 6Bone Operations Group is the group in charge of monitoring and
>    policing adherence to the current rules. Membership in the 6Bone
>    Operations Group is mandatory for, and restricted to, sites
>    connected to the 6Bone.
>
>    The 6Bone Operations Group is currently defined by those members of
>    the existing 6Bone mailing list who represent sites participating in
>    the 6Bone. Therefore it is incumbent on relevant site contacts to
>    join the 6Bone mailing list. Instructions on how to join the list are
>    maintained on the 6Bone web site at < http://www.6bone.net>.
>
>
>
>Regards from China!
>Thank you very much!
>
>Zhang Hong
>zhangh@cnnic.net.cn