[ppml] Policy Proposal: IPv6 Assignment Guidelines

[michael.dillon at bt.com]

> > LIR's may assign blocks in the range of /48 to /64 to end sites.
> > All assignments made by LIR's should meet a minimum HD-Ratio of .25.
> > 
> > * /64 - Site needing only a single subnet.
> > * /60 - Site with 2-3 subnets initially.
> > * /56 - Site with 4-7 subnets initially.
> > * /52 - Site with 8-15 subnets initially.
> > * /48 - Site with 16+ subnets initially.
> 
> i am confused.  is this telling isps what they must allocate 
> to a customer?

Yes. It seems that IPv6 addresses are scarce resources which must be
carefully managed.

Or perhaps it is another example of IPv4 thinking being applied where it
is not needed.

--Michael Dillon