From billd at cait.wustl.edu Wed Dec 15 11:45:39 1999 From: billd at cait.wustl.edu (Bill Darte) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:45:39 -0600 Subject: Call for Comments Message-ID: In response to the call for comments on the Provisional IPv6 Assignment and Allocation Policy Document, I have itemized my comments below with reference to changes in wording or additions to the text that I think would be important for clarification or definition. Each is referenced to the original document where the change or addtion is pertinent. ABSTRACT: Either define the term ISP or leave it out of the ensuing discussion. I think that the term should be used and defined as follows: Internet Service Providers(ISPs) are entities whose primary role is in Internet traffic transport and routing. ISPs generally fall into two categories: Transit Provider and Access Provider. The Transit Provider has multiple peering relationships and whose primary role is network-to-network transport and whose primary relationship with Internet address resources is route aggregation (rather than end-site address assignment or Internet access). The Access Provider's primary role is to provide end-site access to the Internet routing and transport infrastructure (Transit Providers) and whose primary relationship to Internet address resources is to assign end-site blocks of addresses appropriate to the end-site's network connection requirements. All document reference to ISPs should be made specific to these definitions. SECTION 2.1 Define Registries as follows: Registries are entities subordinant to IANA charged with the responsibility of fairly and efficiently distributing Internet address resources. The hierarchy of Registries is used to preserve the aggregation of addresses and limit the size of route tables as well as distribute the workload and management of these resources closer to end-sites. Registries either have a primary role in making address allocations to other registries as in the case of RIRs and TLAs or a primary role in making address assignments to end-sites as in the case of NLAs. SECTION 2.1.3 I suggest the following wording in this section: TLA Registries act as agents of RIRs and perform roles and bear responsibilities consistent with their Regional IR mission. The TLA service area is generally that of its RIR. SECTION 2.1.4 I suggest the following wording in this section: NLA Registries will act as agents of a TLA (or other NLA) and perform allocations or assignments subordinant to and consistent with the higher level registry wherever such distribution of authority is deemed prudent for efficient routing and service to end-sites. SECTION 2.1.5 I suggest the following wording in this section: End-sites are entities whose primary relationship to address resources is to assign them as identifiers of globally unique terminal systems and locally used routing equipment. From kimh at arin.net Thu Dec 16 11:17:05 1999 From: kimh at arin.net (Kim Hubbard) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:17:05 -0500 Subject: Call for Comments In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.1.19991216111459.00bee710@192.149.252.141> Bill, Thanks for your comments, I'll pass them on. I'm really interested in your definition of transit provider since we're having such a hard time with that. Kim At 10:45 AM 12/15/99 -0600, Bill Darte wrote: >In response to the call for comments on the Provisional IPv6 Assignment and >Allocation Policy Document, I have itemized my comments below with reference >to changes in wording or additions to the text that I think would be >important for clarification or definition. >Each is referenced to the original document where the change or addtion is >pertinent. > >ABSTRACT: > Either define the term ISP or leave it out of the ensuing >discussion. > I think that the term should be used and defined as follows: >Internet Service Providers(ISPs) are entities whose primary role is in >Internet traffic transport and routing. ISPs generally fall into two >categories: Transit Provider and Access Provider. The Transit Provider has >multiple peering relationships and whose primary role is network-to-network >transport and whose primary relationship with Internet address resources is >route aggregation (rather than end-site address assignment or Internet >access). The Access Provider's primary role is to provide end-site access >to the Internet routing and transport infrastructure (Transit Providers) and >whose primary relationship to Internet address resources is to assign >end-site blocks of addresses appropriate to the end-site's network >connection requirements. All document reference to ISPs should be >made specific to these definitions. > >SECTION 2.1 > Define Registries as follows: >Registries are entities subordinant to IANA charged with the responsibility >of fairly and efficiently distributing Internet address resources. The >hierarchy of Registries is used to preserve the aggregation of addresses and >limit the size of route tables as well as distribute the workload and >management of these resources closer to end-sites. Registries either have a >primary role in making address allocations to other registries as in the >case of RIRs and TLAs or a primary role in making address assignments to >end-sites as in the case of NLAs. > >SECTION 2.1.3 > I suggest the following wording in this section: >TLA Registries act as agents of RIRs and perform roles and bear >responsibilities consistent with their Regional IR mission. The TLA service >area is generally that of its RIR. > >SECTION 2.1.4 > I suggest the following wording in this section: >NLA Registries will act as agents of a TLA (or other NLA) and perform >allocations or assignments subordinant to and consistent with the higher >level registry wherever such distribution of authority is deemed prudent for >efficient routing and service to end-sites. > >SECTION 2.1.5 > I suggest the following wording in this section: >End-sites are entities whose primary relationship to address resources is to >assign them as identifiers of globally unique terminal systems and locally >used routing equipment.