RE: IPv6 policy at LACNIC( was: RE: [GLOBAL-V6]IPv6 Policy Proposal for LACNIC Region

["marcelo bagnulo" <mbagnulo@ing.uc3m.es>]

Hi Sascha,

> In my eyes, the current "global" IPv6 Policy needs to reviewed anyways.

Yes and this proposal is an attempt in the LACNIC region to address some of
the identifed problems.

> It was meant to be for starters, and AFAICS some things (like the "only
> one aggregated Prefix of the Allocation is to be announced on the global
> internet"-part) are outdated (i think).

Gert concren is especically related to multi-homed users, as i read it.
Do you find other reasons than multi-homing to change this?

Thanks, marcelo

>
> ==> Probably this rather needs to be addressed to all RIRs since there is
>     a joint IPv6 Policy (at least at the moment there should be one).
>
> BTW:
>
> > > - Microallocation policy:
> > >
> > >   There are networks out there that will not accept anything
> more specific
> > >   than a /24.  That is, /25s are guaranteed to not be
> routeable *today*.
>
> I think you mix some things up here, Gert.
> Read again:
>
> "Require an allocation equivalent to a /25 previously allocated
> by the applicant's Internet Service Provider in order to qualify
> for the microallocation of IPv4 address space to Multihomed End Users."
>
> I think you mean this part of the Website?
>
> If I understand that correctly, it only means that for _getting_
> a microallocation of IPv4 space, which is defined in
>
> http://lacnic.net/lacnic-V-micro-en.pdf
> as
> "During LACNIC IV the forum approved the implementation of
> assigning IP address space larger
> than a /24 and smaller than a /20 to Multihomed End Users."
>
> you need to have a /25 _before_ you get this /24 to /20 Microallocation
> so you can effectly do BGP Multihoming globally.
>
> Whereas i don't really know why this requirement was set - i'm not
> really part of LACNIC Region :), i think this is not meant that
> anyone will get a /25 for BGP Multihoming like you probably thought.
>
> Someone correct me if i'm wrong.
>
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