[ppml] Policy Proposal: Global Policy for the Allocationof theRemaining IPv4 Address Space

[Durand, Alain]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:ppml-bounces at arin.net] On 
> Behalf Of Roque Gagliano
>
> > When we hit the IPv4 exhaustion point, some organizations will be 
> > unable to obtain the IPv4 addresses that they need to 
> continue growing 
> > the network. This policy propsal brings that point forward so that 
> > IPv4 exhaustion will happen sooner. They propose that 25 /8's be 
> > reserved for this special endgame.
> 
> 25 x /8 is a proposition, we can come out of this discussion 
> with 20, 15 x /8s, etc.

This is one major issue with the current policy proposal.
It neither defines the **value** of N (Nx5 is the floor) nor
the **process** to decide a value for N.

The way it is written, this will be the equivalent of
signing a blank check. This proposal would be more
palatable if it were to be rewritten with a specific
value of N. Say N=1, N=1.5, N=2,...

Then we could understand and discuss the practical effect of this
proposal,
ie how much 'waste' (or delayed used) this introduce and how much
to the left does this push the cliff...

As a side note, this proposal is revisiting one of the major tenet
of IP allocation: demonstated need. IMHO, this is setting a
fairly dangerous precendent, as it could be reuse in each region
by saying: let's re-divide whatever the local RIR has equaly among its
member...

   - Alain.