[arin-ppml] 2010-8: Rework of IPv6 assignment criteria

[michael.dillon at bt.com]

> As you think about this, don't forget truly global international
> infrastructures.  The International Civil Aviation Organization has
> published the requirement for new (Next generation) Air Traffic
> Management systems to utilize IPv6 addressing.  Currently they provide
> OSI Air Traffic Network addresses for all existing commercial and civil
> aviation globally to "all" aircraft owners/operators.
> 
> They likely will be looking for a single global PI IPv6 allocation for
> this new IPv6 based Air Traffic Network infrastructure soon.

That is IANA's problem, not ours.

> PS: Also don't forget that other folks like international non-profit
> organizations, international trade organizations, multi-entity national
> infrastructures (rail, grids), and others will likely also want IPv6 PI
> spaces too.

These are all rather smaller than ICAO and most of them can simply go to
the RIR in their head office region. We don't usually treat international
networks any different from single-country networks.

--Michael Dillon