past vs future use

[Stephen Sprunk]

The fact is 80% of ISPs fail in one year.  There is also another
oft-ignored fact: NOBODY EVER RECLAIMS DELEGATIONS.  This means that the
NICs must make sure that they won't make an unused delegation.  New ISPs
are an easy target, since they are the cause of the whole problem in the
first place.

The expected procedure for a new ISP is thus:

1. Connect to an upstream provider
2. Obtain some PA IPs from that provider
3. Efficiently assign those IPs to your customers OR do a bunch of
   fake SWIPs that make it look like you're efficient
4. Repeat 2 and 3 until you have ~8192 PA IPs
5. Trade in your PA IPs for a /19 allocation
6. Make every customer you have renumber

I hope this clears a bit up.  Maybe now people will stop asking these same
questions over and over.

Stephen


At 20:17 28-06-97 +0100, you wrote:
>  Yes, Know this part and understand.  Sitll it does not answer the
>original
>question.  Whish was, "If I was to start a new Regional ISP
>(Which I may shortly), and I request some /19's, you are saying 
>I can't get them becouse I have no previous allocation of /19's. 
>Where does this circle end?  Where and how do I get the allocation I
>need for any type allocation for that matter without prior efficient
>use, or in this case, any use, in that this is a new ISP?  It may be
>a medium size ISP, or larg or x-large?  PLEASE ADVISE!