On Apr 8, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Chris Grundemann wrote: > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:47, Jeroen Massar <jer...@unfix.org> wrote: >> [changing topics, so that it actually reflects the content] >> >> On 2010-04-08 20:33, William Herrin wrote: >>> Yes, with suitably questionable delegations, it is possible to run out >>> of IPv6 quickly. > > The bottom line (IMHO) is that IPv6 is NOT infinite and propagating > that myth will lead to waste. That being said, the IPv6 space is MUCH > larger than IPv4. Somewhere between 16 million and 17 billion times > larger based on current standards by my math[1]. > Agreed
>> Ever noticed that fat /13 for a certain military network in the ARIN >> region!? >> >> At least those /19 are justifyiable under the HD rules (XX million >> customers times a /48 and voila). A /13 though, very hard to justify... > > Not every customer needs a /48. In fact most probably don't. > Whether they need it or not, it is common allocation/assignment practice. I agree that smaller (SOHO, for example) customers should get a /56 by default and a /48 on request, but, this is by no means a universal truth of current practice. Owen
