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What about 1/8 and 2/8? Are those being reserved for something special ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Owen DeLong" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 16:55 Subject: Re: New IPv4 Allocation to ARIN > > > I don't know for certain and I'm guessing based on existing pattern (although > for 70/8 ARIN did mention at one point it will be allocated to them I think). > The pattern is that IANA tries to allocate blocks consequently to RIRs > (don't know why, its not like like RIRs would be announcing blocks as /7 :) > and right now this looks as as follows: > ARIN: 64/8 -> ... -> 79/8 (so next one is 71/8, then 72/8, etc) > RIPE: 80/8 -> .... ???? (so next one 85/8) > APNIC: 218/8 -> 223/8 (note: 223/8 had reserved /24 and APNIC turned down > this allocation, so it remains in reserve) > 61/8 -> 58/8 (so next one I'll guess to be 59/8, then 58/8) > Also I'm going to make a prediction that after 58/8, the next > block maybe 126/8 counting backwards again towards RIPE blocks > LACNIC: 200/8 -> 201/8 (I'm not certain which will be next, if I have to > guess, it might be 49/8 and 50/8) > AFRINIC: 196/8 -> 197/8 (too far away to guess any other ones) > > We'll see how correct these predictions are, lets come back to this in say > year 2010 and then you can get me for being so very wrong :) > > On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Owen DeLong wrote: > > > Not to rain on your parade, but, how do you know 71 will go to ARIN and > > not to RIPE, APNIC, or LACNIC or AfriNIC? > > > > Owen > > > > > > --On Monday, January 19, 2004 9:27 -0800 [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It has been known for quite some time that next block to be allocated to > > > ARIN is 70/8 (and next one will be 71/8). It might have been nice if ARIN > > > were to run projections and inform community that by its projections it > > > will be requesting new /8 ip block in say 2 month time. > > > > > > On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Daniel Karrenberg wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> On 16.01 13:13, [email protected] wrote: > > >> > ... > > >> > Alternatively, the RIRs might consider doing this sort of thing before > > >> > allocating IPs from new blocks. I know it's not their job to make sure > > >> > IPs are routable (especially not on every remote network), but as > > >> > holders of all the IPs, they are in the best position to setup such > > >> > test sites that would expose problems before they're dumped on > > >> > members. > > >> > > >> Personally I agree with you and I will argue accordingly in the relevant > > >> places. Cooperation with the bogon project seems logical too. > > >> > > >> Daniel > > >
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