Re: [GLOBAL-V6] Comments on AP Consensus

[Gert Doering <gert@Space.Net>]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 05:04:56PM +0100, Niall Richard Murphy wrote:
> > I see any criteria based on absolute numbers as pretty useless.
> [...]
> > Not solveable by math.
> 
> To my mind, a global policy which is insufficiently tailored to diverse
> requirements can only fail. 

So what would your proposal be, then?

To clarify my point of views:

 - I think the current proposed policy is better than what was there 
   before, so it should be accepted as "next interim policy" (with a
   strong emphasis on "interim").  I don't think it's perfect.

 - I see a strong need for a policy that permits "reasonable LIRs", no 
   matter what size, to get an allocation

 - and I see a need to keep "smallish" end sites from announcing their
   address space to the world, to avoid the complete and unstoppable 
   routing table explosion (so I think they should not get an allocation,
   as there is no "regional aggregation point" for RIR allocations)

 - as for "big end sites" (Cisco), I have a problem with defining criteria,
   but I can see their argument - for me, giving everbody with an AS number
   under 500 a /32 would be just fine :-) - but that's unreasonable.

Gert Doering
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