[ppml] Policy Proposal: 2007-12 IPv4 Countdown Policy Proposal

[Leo Vegoda]

On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:07 PM, <michael.dillon at bt.com> wrote:

[...]

> IANA doesn't have to ONLY give out /8s. Towards the end they could  
> give
> out smaller blocks. But that is a separate policy discussion.

Actually, the IANA does have to allocate in /8s units. The Allocation  
Principles section of the policy quite clearly states:

    "The IANA will allocate IPv4 address space to the RIRs in /8 units."

http://www.icann.org/general/allocation-IPv4-rirs.html

Regards,

-- 
Leo Vegoda
IANA Numbers Liaison