Philip Smith wrote:
I think a good start would be that each RIR region should document what
should happen to the last /8. Then the process can be a "if you give us
a /8 we have a policy which describes what we are going to do with it".
It sounds a lot more realistic than the current "give us a /8 and we
promise we'll use it for special needs only". We have not defined the
latter in policy anywhere. And if no policy has been defined for this
/8, the fall-back position would be the existing policies, which could
easily see one LIR come and gobble up the whole lot in one swoop.
Meaning we have spent all this effort for nothing.
I recognize our proposal is causing concern as it seems as though we are
trying to reserve a block for a "special purpose" without deciding what
it is.
I understand the concern if that's the case, but we simply want to fix
the mechanism for last pieces of IANA blocks. By doing this, it makes
address planning for RIRs easier, whether it will be used for a special
purpose or will be allocated to LIRs.
We certainly intend to come up with a proposal on distribution of last
RIR (APNIC in our case) pool, but I expect it to take more time for
discussions.
izumi