[ppml] 2005-1 status
Stephen Sprunk
stephen at sprunk.org
Thu Feb 2 18:06:07 EST 2006
[ This is bordering on OT, but I'm trying to keep it relevant ]
Thus spake "Glenn Wiltse" <iggy at merit.edu>
> If I'm not mistaken the current IPv6 policy allows a LIR to give a /48
> to each end site. If a owner of a McD franchise (or whatever) asked a LIR
> for IPv6 space, a LIR may likely just give that endsite a /48. So, I
> don't undestand why you think the entire McD business could not justify a
> need for more then a /47.
With 31,000 sites today and ~2% annual growth, I don't see how they could
justify asking for more than a /47 unless they had a legit use for more than
three /64s per restaurant. They could even fit into a /48 without
difficulty if they only needed one per restaurant (which is what I'd
expect).
Still, quibbling over /47 vs /44 is a distraction. I haven't heard anyone
say that a /32 would be reasonable for an end site under any conditions. I
have trouble conceiving any org on earth that has a real need for _over
eight billion_ internal subnets, hence my original argument with the Kevin's
draft proposal that would have given us such a policy. It's since been
improved.
S
Stephen Sprunk "Stupid people surround themselves with smart
CCIE #3723 people. Smart people surround themselves with
K5SSS smart people who disagree with them." --Aaron Sorkin
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