sTLA alloc policies [Re: [6bone] pTLA request NDSOFTWARE - review closes 23 October 2002]

[Carlos Morgado]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 11:46:57AM -0700, David Kessens wrote:
> 
> Carlos,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 07:01:07PM +0100, Carlos Morgado wrote:
> > 
> > CPR Marconi (PTComunicagues now) routes about 80% of the portuguese commercial 
> > internet traffic. We have an IPv4 /19 and are pretty much multihomed in
> > IPv4 as any self respecting internet whole saler should be. However, after
> > reading RIPE's IPv6 policies I came to the conclusion we can't request a
> > block from them. "Get it from your upstream" is pretty much useless for 
> > multihomed nets so we're pretty much stuck.
> > 
> > All our customers however can get /32s from RIPE as they can fill a plan
> > saying "we have 250 PoPs". Soooo, our larger upstreams have IPv6 blocks,
> > our *client* ISPs have IPv6 blocks but we, *their upstream*, can't get a
> > block. 
> > Pretty much laughable eh ?
> 
> Before actually stating that you cannot get addresses, did you
> actually filled out an apllication and try to get them ?!? The new
> rules are really not as strict as many people believe they are.
> 

Yes, I said we can't fulfill 
d) have a plan for making at least 200 /48 assignments
 to other organisations within two years.
as part of the problem presentation.
They said "our policies are at ....".

True, this isn't the correct place to discuss RIPE policy, I was just
ilustrating Pekka's point.

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