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Policy Proposal 2005-8 to amend ARIN IPv6 assignment and utilization requirements

Proposal to update IPv6 address assignment policy to enhance sustainability and longevity, per analysis by Geoff Huston. Aim is fairness, preventing address exhaustion, and future-proofing for upcoming networked devices. Addresses global coordination, feedback, and concerns from ARIN and RIPE meetings. Discussion includes LIR involvement, allocation size determination, incentives, subnetting, and coordination among RIRs.

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Policy Proposal 2005-8 to amend ARIN IPv6 assignment and utilization requirements

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  1. ARIN XVI Los Angeles October 2005 Policy Proposal 2005-8to amend ARIN IPv6 assignment and utilization requirements

  2. RFC3177 • IETF IESG/IAB recommendations: • IPv6 address assignments should be /128, /64 or /48 • /64 when one (and only one) subnet • /48 for most, including home users • RIRs co-operated to create one “globally coordinated IPv6 policy” • Incorporated the RFC3177 recommendations

  3. Geoff Huston’s Analysis • Concern over early rate of IPv6 allocation • Already large allocations (/19 & /20) • Did data analysis on real RIR allocations • Projected IPv6 prefix usage out 60 years • With current /48 policy and HD ratio of 0.8 • Showed possible consumption of /1 to /4 • Presented at ARIN XV and RIPE50 • Suggestions to increase expected lifetime: • /56 assignments • HD ratio 0.94

  4. Why Change Now? • Fairness to the future • Don't repeat the IPv4 early adopter “bonus” • Address space is critical, global, public resource – must be managed prudently • WSIS/WGIG, Government interest, ... • Heavy inertia for future change • Networked devices in the billions? • Leave enough addresses for the next generation • Develop a survivable allocation model

  5. How We Got Here • Feedback from ARIN XV and RIPE50 to pursue ideas • Geoff Huston wrote APNIC policy proposal • Similar proposal submitted to RIPE • Similar proposal submitted to ARIN • Became 2005-8 (this proposal) • 2005-5: IPv6 HD ratio • RFC 3177bis submitted to IETF

  6. RFC 3177bis • draft-narten-ipv6-3177bis-boundary-00.txt • Revisit the RFC 3177 recommendations • Verify that there are no architectural issues with moving /48 to something else (i.e., /48 is just policy) • Adopted as WG document by IPv6 WG • No substantative architectural issues identified

  7. APNIC/RIPE Feedback • Presented at recent APNIC and RIPE • Concern for impact on already-assigned /48s • Unclear effect on utilization measurements • Pushback from LIRs • LIRs should themselves determine assignment size • Should just do CIDR for end sites • No consensus: continued analysis • Looking for the appropriate density metric (when LIR needs more space, what is metric?)

  8. If LIRs Determine Assignment Size? • Who defines best practices? • Reverse delegation on nibble boundaries? • Same assignment size if changing providers? • Assurance that end sites can easily obtain an adequate number of subnets? • Address space is a public resource • With IPv6, need a serious mind set change • There is an abundance of address space • A simple request should be sufficient justification

  9. Concerns • Creating incentives that ensure good balance between waste and stinginess? • Want smaller assignments to small end sites • Don't want, e.g., home users locked into /64 forever!!! • Subnets everywhere! • Even cell phones will be routers • Global co-ordination (again?) • This should be a uniform policy across RIRs

  10. Discussion??? • What we are trying accomplish? • Less waste • Smaller assignments to small end sites • Provide encouragement for generous assignments • Not make addresses an “expensive” commodity in IPv6 • limit cost to ISP/LIR relative to assignment size • Are we on the right track?

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