Dear Erik / WG

On 18.03.2019 16:39, Erik Bais wrote:

> As we have been missing some of you during the RIPE77 Address Policy WG 
> discussion, I would like to invite you to have a look in the archive of the 
> Agenda topic of Andrea Cima of the RIPE NCC.
> 
> https://ripe77.ripe.net/archives/video/2232/   ( Andrea Cima - D. IPv4 
> End-Game and Afterlife )
> 
> As the collective of AP-WG Chairs and the RIPE NCC, we would like some more 
> insight from the Connect community what to do with the IPv4 dust that the 
> RIPE NCC has in the current IPv4 pool (at the bottom.)
> 
> We received some conflicting views in AP-WG during the meeting and it would 
> be nice to get more voices than just the two in the room.
> 
> There are 3 options what we might be able to do with the last scraps of IPv4 
> space .. ( mostly smaller than a /24 prefixes ) that are regarded as 
> left-overs or dust as we call them.
> 
> Option 1 : hand them to the last one who might come along .. The LIR that 
> will receive them, will not be happy or get any usable routable space ..  ( 
> So this might not be a good option .. )
> Option 2 : put it in the temp. pool. That is used for temporary events or 
> research options.
> Option 3 : Put it in the IXP pool .. in case someone doesn't want their IXP 
> lan to be routable on the DFZ anyway .. they might also have enough if they 
> receive a /27 for their 10 member IXP LAN.
> Especially the Option 3 is what we like to hear some more discussion on .. 
> especially from the Connect WG members..
> 

Option 3 seems tempting to me ...

> There might be 2 views, if an IXP lan should be routable or not ??? 
> 

... esp. as it is BCP (afaik) to not announce the IXP prefix to the DMZ.

> And what is the view of the Connect community on the topics .. so that we can 
> take that as input moving along ..
> 
> It would be nice if we can some discussion on this either here ( the Connect 
> WG ML) or on the AP-WG ML. but as all the IXP experts should be here .. both 
> Gert and myself are happy to take the input from here to the AP-WG ML.
> As long as we receive your input and views.
> 


Cheers and see you in Reyjavik
Arnold
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