[ppml] IPv4 address and routing slot markets

[Stephen Sprunk]

Thus spake "Bill Darte" <BillD at cait.wustl.edu>
> Please tell me simply what keeps those who wish to de-aggregate
> their available blocks beyond that which ARIN will sanction...from
> using the gray or black market to do so.

There is a theory that a non-trivial number of ISPs will filter at ARIN's 
defined prefix lengths, and therefore deaggregation beyond those lengths 
will be pointless unless one only wants the block(s) for private use --  
which none of us should care about.

Of course, if ISPs are willing to accept black/gray market /24s in /20 
space, they'll get what they've asked for (i.e. routers falling over).

S

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