[AfriNIC-rpd] Proposal: Global Policy for IPv4 Allocations by the IANA Post Exhaustion now online

[McTim]

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Douglas Onyango <ondouglas at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I am in support of the proposal too, just a few observations:-
>
>
> >Pool will be divided on CIDR boundaries and distributed evenly to all
> > eligible RIRs
>
> I find this directly contradictory to reference to base allocations on
> "need" or do i have my definition of "even" wrong?



RIRs allocate based on need. IANA allocates to RIRs when the RIR has used
~80 of its previous /8 IIRC.  If they weren't diviided even;y, RIPE and ARIN
would probably demonstrate need faster and therefore get more of the pool.



>
>
> >> Upon the exhaustion of an RIR's free space pool and after receiving
> > their final /8 from the IANA[3]
>
> This can be construed to mean they don't have to exhaust their last
> /8....is this the intention?



I think so....see above re: even distribution.


>
>
> >Any RIR that is formed after the
> > ICANN Board of Directors has ratified this policy is not eligible to
> > utilize this policy to obtain IPv4 address space from the IANA.
>
> What is the rationale here?



preclude the ITU from getting any IPv4 space if they are able to form a
RIR??




> me thinks that if an RIR is formed at this point, they will  need these
> resources the most.



See ICP2: http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-2.htm...There won't be any new
RIRs..for more explanation:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100327_current_icann_policy_precludes_itu_becoming_ip_address_registry/



> From the policy, there will be no other v4 resource as the main pool and
> probably the /8 pool (depending on response to my query 2), will both be
> depleted. meaning this RIR will not have v4 at all.
>

I think that is the point!

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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