[ppml] Proposed Policy: IPv6 HD ratio

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Policy Proposal Name: IPv6 HD ratio

Author: Andrew Dul

Policy term: permanent

Policy statement: Change HD ratio used for IPv6 allocations to 0.94

This would modify sections 6.5.2.2 & 6.7 (including the HD-ratio to
percentage table) of the NRPM.

Rationale: Recent research has shown that based upon certain growth
models the current IPv6 allocation policy using the HD ratio of 0.8 will
allocate between a
/1 and /4 of Ipv6 address space over the period of about 60 years.

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-huston-ipv6-hd-metric-00.txt

By changing the HD ratio to 0.94, this would require LIRs to have a
higher utilization of the /48s that are assigned to end sites before
being able to obtain additional allocations.  This policy would change
the threshold for an LIR holding a /32 from approximately 11% to 51%.
An LIR with a /20 would have a utilized percentage of approximately 31%
vs. the current 2%.

This policy may also prevent the hoarding of IPv6 addresses by current
organizations with large customer bases, but no substantial current IPv6
network.

Timetable for implementation: Within 30 days of ratification by the BoT.