[arin-ppml] Addressing for other planets

[Daryll Swer]

I looked into some people that I know who currently operate real-life space
networks:
The sentiment I'm getting is: This is serious; it's not a joke, and we/they
want IPv6 for space to be properly subnet modelled, with no IPv4 psychosis
or, what I personally dislike even more, /48 psychosis in the DFZ table.
Has anyone looked at /48's growth lately? Yeah, not pleasant. I do not want
that in that space.

It's unclear which real-life space network operator(s) are treating this as
a joke or prank; perhaps Fernando Frediani has industry insights that we
are unaware of.

I, for one, am not known for having a sense of humour in a professional
setting. Work is work, engineering is engineering, and we must evaluate and
assess data, facts, figures and peer reviews.

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Best Regards
Daryll Swer
Website: daryllswer.com
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 at 22:11, Tony Li <tony.li at tony.li> wrote:

>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> > That's my point. What is the issue of they using the already owned
> prefixes they got from their respective RIR and if necessary request more ?
>
> We end up with a swamp in space, with grossly inefficient routing, no
> aggregation, coupled with low bandwidth, long latencies, anemic processors,
> and insufficient memory.
>
> I would like to avoid that.
>
> Regards,
> Tony
>
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