[arin-ppml] Feedback on ARIN 53 question on micro-allocations for IXPs

[Fernando Frediani]

On 18/04/2024 21:34, Matt Peterson wrote:
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> If the policy needs revision /(John's comments did not provide enough 
> of a background story - it's unclear if this a yet another IPv4 land 
> grab approach, and/or IXP's evolving into hosting content caches, 
> and/or the historical industry acceptable usage that Ryan shares), 
> /maybe consider micro-allocations for IXP usage as unannounced 
> prefixes and for routed prefixes, an IXP applies under NRPM 4.3 /(end 
> user assignments).
> /

I have a similar conversation recently with someone willing to use IXP 
allocations to assign to content caches and on this point I think that 
IXP pool should not be for that. Even knowing the positive impact a 
hosted content directly connected to a IXP makes it is their business to 
being their own IP address not the IXP and to be fair if you think of 
any CDN service they all have total means to do that. Therefore IXP 
allocations should be used for IXP own usage, so internal Infrastructure 
and to connect members and things should not be mixed up.

Regards
Fernando

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> --Matt
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