[ppml] Policy Proposal Name: IPv6 Assignment Size Reduction

For reasons too numerous to list here, I'll simply state that I, my company
- Command Information, and many of the customers I represent, including the
IPv6 Business Council, strongly oppose this policy proposal.  Not only does
it fundamentally break numerous structures in IPv6 environments, it is
attempting to solve a problem that doesn't exist.  I applaud efforts to
learn from our previous mistakes and integrate a conservationist mindset for
IPv6 address allocation, but I don't believe this policy will accomplish
that.

 

Regards,

 

Yurie Rich

Director, IPv6 Services Group

Command Information

 

 

> ARIN received the following policy proposal. In accordance with the 

> ARIN Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process, the proposal is 

> being posted to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) and being 

> placed on ARIN's website.

> 

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> 

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> 

> 

> Policy Proposal Name: IPv6 Assignment Size Reduction

> 

> Author: Brian Dickson

> 

> Proposal Version: 1

> 

> Submission Date: Oct 18, 2007

> 

> Proposal type: modify

> 

> Policy term: permanent

> 

> Policy statement:

> 

> 6.5.4.1. Assignment address space size

> 

> End-users are assigned an end site assignment from their LIR or ISP. 

> The exact size of the assignment is a local decision for the LIR or 

> ISP to make, using a minimum value of a /120 (when only one subnet is 

> anticipated for the end site) up to the normal maximum of /48, except 

> in cases of extra large end sites where a larger assignment can be
justified.

> 

> The following guidelines may be useful (but they are only guidelines):

> 

>      * /120 for a very small customer with one subnet, using static 

> assignments or DHCPv6

>      * /116 for a small customer with a few subnets, using static 

> assignments or DHCPv6

>      * /112 for a medium size customer with a significant total number 

> of hosts and/or subnets, using static assignments and/or DHCPv6

>      * /96 for large customers

>      * /80 for very large customers, or for customers using a proposed 

> modified version of V6-autoconf (which uses EUI-48 instead of EUI-64)

>      * /72 for customers with several subnets using modified 

> V6-autoconf (which uses EUI-48 instead of EUI-64)

>      * /64 when it is known that one and only one subnet is needed, 

> for a customer that absolutely requires either traditional IPv6 

> autoconfiguration, or IPv6 host Interface Identifier cryptographic 

> generation

>      * /60 for sites where a mix of IPv6-autoconfiguration and other 

> address assignment techiques are required

>      * /56 for very large sites

>      * /52 for very, very large sites

>      * /48 for extremely large sites

> 

> For end sites to whom reverse DNS will be delegated, the LIR/ISP 

> should consider making an assignment on a nibble (4-bit) boundary to 

> simplify reverse lookup delegation.

> 

> Rationale:

> 

> The intent is to provide more current guidance, to both ARIN members, 

> and to ARIN staff, based on available IPv6 technology, and for the 

> encouragement of efficient assignment of IPv6 address space.

> 

> IPv6 supports numerous methods for address assignments to end nodes.

> Those include autoconfiguration, static assignment, and DHCPv6.

> Of those, only autoconfiguration requires use of /64 as the prefix size.

> 

> Efficient use of IPv6 space should discourage widespread use of /64's, 

> or for use of autoconfiguration as the sole justification for 

> allocations of large address space.

> 

> In particular, the effective lifetime of PA assignments to ISPs/LIRs, 

> is largely a factor of internal aggregation, and the size of end
assignments.

> 

> Rather than meeting ISP needs by assigning very large IPv6 PA blocks, 

> it would be wiser to encourage assignments that to not significantly 

> use up available PA space for the ISP, even for very large customers.

> 

> The overall intent is to minimize the need for any PA recipient, to 

> return to ARIN for subsequent assignments, thus reducing the need for 

> additional globally routable prefixes using up slots in routers in the 

> DFZ - something that affects the long-term ability for all ISPs to 

> continue to scale in a cost-effective manner.

> 

> Timetable for implementation: Immediate

> 

> 

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