North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: ARINANOG
Michael Gersten supposedly said: > > Jim raises an extremely good point. > > Why not start ARIN off by giving it a /8 to work with and see how well > it will actually work? > Guess what. That IS the plan. The IANA controls /0 and will retain control of it. ARIN, just like RIPE and APNIC will be given a /8 to work from. > Lets face it, there is only ONE /0, and giving that to ARIN might not > be a good idea if it doesn't work right. By giving them a /8, they > will have to compete with other ways of assigning IP addresses, and > demonstrate that they actually can work. > > Just like a would-be ISP has to start with a /24 and work up... > > Michael > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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