[ppml] Policy Proposal: Resource Reclamation Incentives

[Stephen Sprunk]

Thus spake "Michael K. Smith - Adhost" <mksmith at adhost.com>
> That's an interesting point.  It sounds to me as if the ultimate
> depletion of IPv4 space is not going to be put off to any great
> degree by reclaiming the old swamp space.

Projections say it'll buy us six months.  Even if it's year or two, that's 
still of dubious benefit in the long run.

> And, ARIN has guidelines for acquiring new space based
> upon need/justification as defined by previous allocations.
> If it's true that reclamation is not going to help us to any great
> degree, why not focus our efforts on writing language to
> allow entities to use swamp space as justification for IPv6
> allocations, but not provide any particular incentives beyond
> that?

That's how things work for v4, but it's not how things work for v6.  As it 
stands, all one needs for a v6 allocation is to be an "existing, known ISP" 
or have a plan to make 200 assignments, and all one needs for a v6 
assignment is to qualify for a v4 assignment.

Presumably, anyone with v4 swamp space already meets the relevant standard, 
so what needs to be changed?  Can you provide an example of someone with v4 
swamp space who _isn't_ elligible for v6 space already but should be?

S

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