On 22/01/2010 05:07, Jim Mercer wrote: > i'm doing some consulting work for a cable operator in Pakistan. > > while i'm guessing that realistically we will be approaching RIPE for address > space, i'm just wandering what happened to 24.0.0.0/8 and what policies > govern who and what can use the address space there.
Not quite sure why you'd want to use 24/8. It became a "normal" address block a very long time ago . RFC3330 sez: > 24.0.0.0/8 - This block was allocated in early 1996 for use in > provisioning IP service over cable television systems. Although the > IANA initially was involved in making assignments to cable operators, > this responsibility was transferred to American Registry for Internet > Numbers (ARIN) in May 2001. Addresses within this block are assigned > in the normal manner and should be treated as such. So, it's just regular IP address space, available for assignment if you live in ARIN-land. Incidentally, Pakistan is serviced by APNIC, not RIPE: http://www.apnic.net/about-APNIC/organization/apnics-region Nick
