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> To make the database more uniform and to completely disassociate
handle <br>
> usage from network and AS names, we would also like to replace
existing <br>
> handles with this new format. How many of you out there are attached
to <br>
> the existing handles? Will changing existing handles be a benefit or
a <br>
> hinderance?<br>
<br>
Ginny,<br>
<br>
When you say you want to replace existing handles (I assume
netnames),<br>
are you referring to netnames associated only with our ISP
allocations<br>
from ARIN, or would you replace netnames for al of our customer<br>
reassignments as well?<br>
<br>
I'm in favor of replacing netnames for our allocations received from
ARIN, but<br>
not a big fan of replacing netnames for our customer reassignments.
Through<br>
our IP management tools, we are already generating netnames using
the<br>
4 octets of the network address, followed by a date format mmddyy.<br>
<br>
Dave Barger<br>
SBC Internet<br>
<br>
At 01:03 PM 4/17/2002, ginny listman wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Based on the discussions that took
place during the Public Policy Meeting<br>
regarding handle generation, all network handles will have a
sequence<br>
number.<br>
<br>
Ginny<br>
<br>
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, ginny listman wrote:<br>
<br>
> As a feature of the new database, organizations will have full
control<br>
> over their network and AS names. Therefore, network and AS names no
longer<br>
> need to be unique. Also, it will be much easier for an
organization to<br>
> change the network and AS names. For these reasons, we want to get
away<br>
> from using the AS or network name to generate a unique handle.<br>
> <br>
> All future ASes will have a handle in the format of AS## where ##
will be<br>
> the autonomous system number. In the case of AS blocks, it will be
the<br>
> first in the block of autonomous system numbers.<br>
> <br>
> All future networks will have a handle of
NET-##-##-##-##<-sequence> where<br>
> ## represents each of the 4 octets for v4 networks or the 8
16-bit<br>
> hexadecimal pieces for v6 networks, of the first IP address.
For both v4<br>
> and v6 networks, the <sequence> will be applied only in the
case of<br>
> duplicates, e.g., in the case of reassignments of the first portion
of the<br>
> network.<br>
> <br>
> To make the database more uniform and to completely disassociate
handle<br>
> usage from network and AS names, we would also like to replace
existing<br>
> handles with this new format. How many of you out there are attached
to<br>
> the existing handles? Will changing existing handles be a benefit or
a<br>
> hinderance?<br>
> <br>
> Ginny Listman<br>
> Director of Engineering<br>
> ARIN<br>
> <br>
> </blockquote>
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