[arin-ppml] TIPTOP

[John Curran]

Tony – 

To understand the scope of the potential aggregation issue, it might be helpful to have some insight into the expected networking environment – the number of deep space space networks, number of celestial bodies with networking, and expected interconnectedness of networks at celestial bodies – anticipated within some reasonable planning horizon (e.g., 20 to 50 years).

Do you have any insight into the expected ranges of these values?

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers

> On May 10, 2026, at 1:09 AM, Tony Li <tony.li at tony.li> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Jon,
> 
>> Nothing currently in space using Internet resources exists there independent of an Earth-based corporation or government entity.  Why make space part of any one RIR's charter?  If your stuff in space using IP belongs to an EU entity, default to using/acquiring resources from RIPE. If it belongs to a multinational entity, they likely already get resources from multiple RIRs and can pick which one they want to use for resources.
>> 
>> i.e. Just make "use in space" not "out of region" for all the RIRs.
> 
> 
> If each agency allocates from their regional RIR, then we get no aggregation at the celestial body scale.
> 
> Cheers,
> Tony
> 
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