[arin-ppml] Multihomed Microallocations

[Leo Vegoda]

On 03/08/2009 8:43, "Owen DeLong" <owen at delong.com> wrote:

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>> 4.4.3.2. The requesting organization must announce IPv4 addresses to
>> the Internet via at least two distinct Internet vendors.
>> 
>> 4.4.3.3. The requesting organization must spend at least $8000/year on
>> the Internet services in 4.4.3.2.
>> 
> I think this requirement is absurd.  First of all, as the price of transit
> continues
> to fall (currently transit is available for as little as $2/mbps on 95th
> %ile billing) requiring some arbitrary price per year
> (here $333/provider/month) could easily become anachronistic.

I read this section differently from you. I'm not sure if my interpretation
was the intended one but I thought the $8k/year would also include the costs
of hardware and related licenses and support contracts. That is, $8k was for
the cost of routers, software licenses, vendor support and connectivity to
two or more other ASs.

Perhaps I misunderstood the intent.

Regards,

Leo