Exchange point requests for IPv6 address space

[Cathy Wittbrodt]

The question that I have is..

Are the routing protocols used in v6 going to change significantly from
the ones we have now?  If not then provider aggregation is more 
important than ever.  I think that discussing micro allocations in
v6 without also addressing how they're going to be routed/aggregated, 
is a huge mistake.  They go hand in hand.  

---CJ

    From: Mark Kosters <markk at netsol.com>
    Subject: Re: Exchange point requests for IPv6 address space
    On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:23:23AM -0400, Richard Jimmerson wrote:
    > The ARIN region currently has a policy in place for exchange 
    > points that applies to IPv4.  This policy can be found under 
    > the heading "Micro-allocations" at
    > http://www.arin.net/regserv/initial-isp.html
    
    On the positive side, I think this is a good thing to start debating micro 
    allocations for IPv6. In addition to the exchange points, the root server 
    folx have debated the type of allocation (all IPv6 roots in one block vs 
    separate small blocks vs size of the blocks). It would be good to hear what the
    ARIN membership would desire to carry within their routing tables regarding 
    roots and other critical infrastructure needs for IPv6.
    
    On the negative side, would it be premature to debate this since one has
    not put any stake in the ground on what goes to the left of the /48 wrt IANA,
    RIR's and LIR's/ISP's? Does it matter?
    
    Mark
    
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