[arin-discuss] IPv6 /32 minimum for extra-small ISP

[Joel Jaeggli]

On 04/13/2010 09:11 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> You are conflating ISP and End-User policies here.

No I'm not, you're rigidly sorting entities in one of two bins without
examining their circumstances.

I can easily envision circumstances where an entity that might
plausibly be called an isp, might choose to apply for a direct
assignment. size in fact might be one of them, the actual orginazation
of their business and it's address utilization might be another.

> As an ISP, the IPv6 minimum allocation at this time is a /32 as Randy
> stated.
> 
> I do wonder, however, what size allocation you would want to receive
> for IPv6 and how many customers you expect to support with ti.  A /40
> would only allow you to support, for example, 256 customers.  A /40
> costs just as much as a /32.
> 
> Owen
> 
> On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:51 AM, joel jaeggli wrote:
> 
>> if you qualify for a /22 or /21 under existing v4 policy then you
>> qualify for a pi direct assignment and that's a /48 minimum...
>> obviously if you're going to hand your customers /48's that won't
>> get you very far.
>> 
>> On 4/13/2010 10:33 AM, Randy McAnally wrote:
>>> Why are extra-small ISP's with a /21 or /22 of v4 space forced to
>>> buy so much v6 IP space and essentially double our fees?  I know
>>> there's a rebate in effect (for now) but regardless, I'm
>>> extremely displeased with this policy.
>>> 
>>> -- Randy
>>> 
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