[ppml] Policy Proposal 2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites - Revised Text

[Kevin Loch]

Steve Feldman wrote:
> On Sep 28, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Azinger, Marla wrote:
> 
>>Can someone who was involved with writing this proposal define the 
>>word "DEVICES".  I ask because the debate that went on before was very 
>>interesting when it came to individual interpretations of what 
>>constitutes a "device" that should be allowed to use Public IP space.
> 
> Assume for example that I have a pair of load balancers (one active, 
> one standby)
> with 10 virtual IP addresses, and 100 physical hosts behind it.
> 
> I could make an argument for this to be any of 1, 2, 10, 12, or 102 
> devices,
> and likely other amounts too.

It was my intent that each host, router, managed switch, rfid tag
etc would count as one device regardless of the number of physical
or virtual interfaces, or it's topological situation.

In your example I would count 102 devices.

- Kevin