[ppml] IPv4 address and routing slot markets

[Bill Darte]

Thanks Stephen, and yes, I've heard that theory.  What makes people
'really' think the theory will win out over $$$

I'd rather be confident that the 'rules' that ARIN establishes will
indeed be 'enforced' within the community that really has the power.

What other mechanisms to empower ARIN to 'make the policies stick'
exist?

Bill Darte
ARIN Advisory Council

-----Original Message-----
From: ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:ppml-bounces at arin.net] On Behalf Of
Stephen Sprunk
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 11:06 AM
To: Bill Darte
Cc: ARIN PPML
Subject: Re: [ppml] IPv4 address and routing slot markets

Thus spake "Bill Darte" <BillD at cait.wustl.edu>
> Please tell me simply what keeps those who wish to de-aggregate
> their available blocks beyond that which ARIN will sanction...from
> using the gray or black market to do so.

There is a theory that a non-trivial number of ISPs will filter at
ARIN's 
defined prefix lengths, and therefore deaggregation beyond those lengths

will be pointless unless one only wants the block(s) for private use --

which none of us should care about.

Of course, if ISPs are willing to accept black/gray market /24s in /20 
space, they'll get what they've asked for (i.e. routers falling over).

S

Stephen Sprunk         "God does not play dice."  --Albert Einstein
CCIE #3723         "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the
K5SSS        dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking 


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