[ppml] Policy Proposal: IPv6 Assignment Guidelines

Antonio Querubin tony at lava.net
Sat Aug 18 15:41:40 EDT 2007


On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, Member Services wrote:

> 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.

This adds unnecessary granularity to the assignment guidelines as well as 
perpetuates administrative complexity for LIRs.  The /56 recommendation 
for 'small' sites was a welcome addition when it came but adding 2 more 
levels doesn't really add much value.  Let's keep it simple.


Antonio Querubin
whois:  AQ7-ARIN



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