On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Adrian Bool <a...@logic.org.uk> wrote:
> > I don't really agree with the "IPv6 think" concept - but let's put that > aside for now... > > The default allocation size from an RIR* to an LIR is a /32. For an LIR > providing /48 site allocations to their customers, they therefore have > 16-bits of address space available to them to address their customers. > > So, even in "IPv6 think", homes that typically have one subnet have an > equal number of bits to address their single subnet as an LIR has to > address all of their customers. > > It seems illogical to me that we've got an 128-bit address space, > featuring numbers far larger than any human can comprehend, yet the default > allocation to an LIR allows them to address such a feeble number as 65,536 > customers - a number far smaller than the number of customers for medium to > large ISPs. > > The default LIR allocation should be a several orders of magnitude greater > than the typical customer base - not a smaller default allocation. > > Regards, > > Adrian > > > > * At least for RIPE. > Note you say default, as in beginning point, not maximum. -Blake
