Call for Comments

[Bill Darte]

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.