ARIN IPv6 Policy

[Joseph T. Klein]

It would be benificial if the ARIN participants who are IESG members
would speak up at this point and comment.

J. Scott Marcus wrote:

> At 08:12 03/12/2001 -0700, David R Huberman wrote:
> 
>>> After a discussion concerning the IAB/IESG recommendation for IPv6
>>> address space allocation on the ARIN IPv6 WG mail list, the ARIN
>>> Advisory Council is proposing that the following be the ARIN policy
>>> concerning IPv6 address space allocation:
>> 
>>> "ARIN will allocate IPv6 addresses according to the Internet Draft
>>> 	<http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iesg-ipv6-addressing
>>> 	-recommendations-00.txt>. 
>>> This policy will be regularly reviewed and modified subject to
>>> operational experience."
>> 
>> 
>> Global Crossing supports the ARIN AC's policy recommendation.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Speaking only for myself...
> 
> 
> 
> I have recently heard rumbles that this IPv6 allocation policy is STILL a
> topic of intense discussion within the IESG/IAB -- not at all the done deal
> that many of us might have assumed.
> 
> With that in mind, I would respectfully suggest that we (ARIN) consider
> deferring action to give things time to sort themselves out.
> 
> Cheers,
> - Scott


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