[ppml] Policy Proposal: 2007-12 IPv4 Countdown Policy Proposal
Leo Vegoda
leo.vegoda at icann.org
Wed Mar 21 07:15:59 EDT 2007
On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:07 PM, <michael.dillon at bt.com> wrote:
[...]
> IANA doesn't have to ONLY give out /8s. Towards the end they could
> give
> out smaller blocks. But that is a separate policy discussion.
Actually, the IANA does have to allocate in /8s units. The Allocation
Principles section of the policy quite clearly states:
"The IANA will allocate IPv4 address space to the RIRs in /8 units."
http://www.icann.org/general/allocation-IPv4-rirs.html
Regards,
--
Leo Vegoda
IANA Numbers Liaison
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