[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-138 IPv6 Size Category Alignment

[Randy Carpenter]

I think I'd rather see it line up better with ARIN-2011-3:

X-small    /35 or smaller
Small      /34 to /31
Medium     /30 to /27
Large      /26 to /23
X-large    /22 to /19
XX-large          /18 and larger

This places the proposed nibble-boundary cutoffs (36,32,28,24,20) in the middle of each range (off by 1, but that can't be helped).

Or maybe even shift them all 1 bit, so that people are encouraged to bump up to a nibble boundary if they already have an odd allocation:

X-small    /36 or smaller
Small      /35 to /32
Medium     /31 to /28
Large      /27 to /24
X-large    /23 to /20
XX-large          /19 and larger

-Randy

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> ARIN-prop-138 IPv6 Size Category Alignment
>
> Proposal Originator: Charles Gucker
>
> Proposal Version: 1.0
>
> Date: 14 March 2011
>
> Proposal type: modify
>
> Policy term: permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> For IPv6 ISP Classification, the "Size Category" shall be determined
> based on the following schedule:
>
> X-small    /32 or smaller
> Small      /31 to /30
> Medium     /29 to /27
> Large      /26 to /24
> X-large    /23 to /20
> XX-large          /20 and larger
>
> Rationale:
>
> Since the adoption of ARIN Policy 2001-4 and the introduction of the
> IPv6 fee schedule there has existed a discontinuity between the fee
> schedule and the policy language.   As the policy is written,
> "6.5.1.1. Initial allocation size Organizations that meet at least
> one
> of the following criteria are eligible to receive a minimum
> allocation
> of /32. …",  However, the fee schedule currently states that an ISP
> within the X-Small category be allocated "smaller than /40" and the
> Small category of "/40 to /32".   As a result, with current policy an
> existing ISP within the X-Small category, when requesting the minimum
> IPv6 allocation, would have to jump Size categories to receive their
> IPv6 Allocation.  With the IANA IPv4 runout behind us, it is
> important
> to eliminate all hurdles for existing Organizations to receive IPv6
> allocations, even the X-Small.   This proposal is intended to do just
> that by aligning the Size Category with current policy.
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> Timetable for implementation: immediate
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