Why not price the IPv6 addresses on a flat fee per block basis? I would even let you choose the fee and the size of the block that serves as the standard cost basis. Dividing the address space per fee makes a pretty interesting cost curve that just doesn't seem right.<br>
<br>Mikel Kline<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM, <a href="mailto:cja@daydream.com">cja@daydream.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:packetgrrl@gmail.com">packetgrrl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">There was a recent policy proposal (138) to try to change the size categories for IPv6 allocations. It was abandoned by the AC because it is a pricing matter but I wanted to start up a discussion here to perhaps give ARIN guidance as to how the community feels about changing the sizes. <div>
<br></div><div>Currently the IPv6 size categories are</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 16px;"><table summary="IPv6 Initial Allocation and IPv6 Assignment Fee Summary" style="margin: 1.5em 0px 1em ! important; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: collapse; width: 599px;">
<caption style="margin-top: 0px ! important; margin-bottom: 0px ! important; margin-left: 0px ! important; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(212, 239, 253); text-align: left; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;">IPv6 Annual FeeS (NOTE: FEE WAIVERS IN EFFECT)</caption><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
<th scope="col" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none; font-weight: bold;">
Size Category</th><th style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none; font-weight: bold;" width="150">
Fee (US Dollars)</th><th scope="col" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none; font-weight: bold;">
Block Size</th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
X-small</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$1,250</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
smaller than /40</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Small</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$2,250</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
/40 to /32</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Medium</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$4,500</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
/31 to /30</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Large</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$9,000</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
/29 to /27</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
X-large</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$18,000</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
/26 to /22</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">
<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
XX-large</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right" width="150">
$36,000</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 11.5px; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237); text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="right">
/22 and larger</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal; font-size: small;">The proposal was to change them as follows</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal; font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">X-small /32 or smaller</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small /31 to /30</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Medium /29 to /27</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Large /26 to /24</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">X-large /23 to /20</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">XX-large /20 and larger</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">----Cathy</span></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
ARIN-Discuss<br>
You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to<br>
the ARIN Discussion Mailing List (<a href="mailto:ARIN-discuss@arin.net">ARIN-discuss@arin.net</a>).<br>
Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:<br>
<a href="http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-discuss</a><br>
Please contact <a href="mailto:info@arin.net">info@arin.net</a> if you experience any issues.<br></blockquote></div><br>