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Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space)
From: Michael Dillon <wavetossed () googlemail com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:05:43 +0100
If you have downstream customers, even if they're just dialups, expect to assign at least a /60 to each one. Many folks recommend /56 or /48.
ARIN counts a /56 or a /48 per customer, your choice. There is no point in allocating less. More to the point, soon the IPv4 address shortage and the transition to IPv6 will hit the mainstream press, and hundred of writers will be writing advice columns about it. From their point of view, more for the customer at the same price is better, and I fully expect that they will be advising folks to make their ISP choice based on how much address space is allocated. If you allocate less than a /56 per customer, then you won't be able to sell to new customers or hang on to old ones. Just don't do it, because you are only damaging your own business. ARIN will not give you a discount or give you better terms just because you allocate a /60 to dialup customers. There is simply no benefit to you or to the networking community in allocating a prefix longer than /56. --Michael Dillon
Current thread:
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space, (continued)
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space Stephen Sprunk (Apr 08)
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space Joe Greco (Apr 08)
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space William Herrin (Apr 08)
- "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space) Jeroen Massar (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space) Chris Grundemann (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space) Owen DeLong (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space) John Palmer (NANOG Acct) (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space) Michael Dillon (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space) Owen DeLong (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space) William Herrin (Apr 08)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacyIP4 Space) Michael Dillon (Apr 09)
- Re: "Running out of IPv6" (Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space) David Conrad (Apr 08)
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space Michael Dillon (Apr 08)
- Re: ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space Kevin Stange (Apr 08)