Re: BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI

[Iljitsch van Beijnum]

On 28-nov-04, at 20:56, Cliff Albert wrote:

> > > I am looking from a RIPE point of view. Lately I see ISPs popping 
> > > out of
> > > the ground requesting ASNs and having actually only 1 upstream (there
> > > are 2 upstreams in the routing database, but in the real world there 
> > > is
> > > only 1 upstream).
RIPE wants to see (email) contact info for two peers / upstreams. AS 
numbers are invariably easier than getting IP addresses. (Except IPv6 
address blocks, those have the fastest turnaround of any type of 
request, but you have to include a network diagram.)

> > RIPE checks new ASN assignments after 6 months for evidence of 
> > adherence
> > to the rules. I've personally seen this happen for a customer ASN.
> This is good, but it should also happen for ASN's that are already
> active. An check for active use of the ASN and conforming to the 
> current
> rules every 6 months should be a nice thing.
Good luck trying to get those AS numbers back when they are ok by the 
rules as per the assignment, just not the current ones. This kind of 
stuff is why parents want their kids to go to law school.

Reclaiming AS numbers is a waste of time. We need to move beyond 16 
bits at some point anyway.

Oh, and just for fun: tell me if you see AS12945 in your routing table. 
I can assure you that this AS number was assigned and is still used in 
full compliance with RIPE policies.