Call for Comments

Bill,

Thanks for your comments, I'll pass them on.  I'm really interested in your
definition of transit provider since we're having such a hard time with that.  

Kim

At 10:45 AM 12/15/99 -0600, Bill Darte wrote:
>In response to the call for comments on the Provisional IPv6 Assignment and
>Allocation Policy Document, I have itemized my comments below with reference
>to changes in wording or additions to the text that I think would be
>important for clarification or definition.
>Each is referenced to the original document where the change or addtion is
>pertinent.
> 
>ABSTRACT:
>	Either define the term ISP or leave it out of the ensuing
>discussion.
>	I think that the term should be used and defined as follows:
>Internet Service Providers(ISPs) are entities whose primary role is in
>Internet traffic transport and routing.  ISPs generally fall into two
>categories: Transit Provider and Access Provider.  The Transit Provider has
>multiple peering relationships and whose primary role is network-to-network
>transport and whose primary relationship with Internet address resources is
>route aggregation (rather than end-site address assignment or Internet
>access).  The Access Provider's primary role is to provide end-site access
>to the Internet routing and transport infrastructure (Transit Providers) and
>whose primary relationship to Internet address resources is to assign
>end-site blocks of addresses appropriate to the end-site's network
>connection requirements.	All document reference to ISPs should be
>made specific to these definitions.
>
>SECTION 2.1
>	Define Registries as follows:
>Registries are entities subordinant to IANA charged with the responsibility
>of fairly and efficiently distributing Internet address resources.  The
>hierarchy of Registries is used to preserve the aggregation of addresses and
>limit the size of route tables as well as distribute the workload and
>management of these resources closer to end-sites. Registries either have a
>primary role in making address allocations to other registries as in the
>case of RIRs and TLAs or a primary role in making address assignments to
>end-sites as in the case of NLAs. 
>
>SECTION 2.1.3
>	I suggest the following wording in this section:
>TLA Registries act as agents of RIRs and perform roles and bear
>responsibilities consistent with their Regional IR mission.  The TLA service
>area is generally that of its RIR.
>
>SECTION 2.1.4
>	I suggest the following wording in this section:
>NLA Registries will act as agents of a TLA (or other NLA) and perform
>allocations or assignments subordinant to and consistent with the higher
>level registry wherever such distribution of authority is deemed prudent for
>efficient routing and service to end-sites.
>
>SECTION 2.1.5
>	I suggest the following wording in this section:
>End-sites are entities whose primary relationship to address resources is to
>assign them as identifiers of globally unique terminal systems and locally
>used routing equipment.