Practical numbers for IPv6 allocations

Wed Oct 7 15:39:04 UTC 2009

David Conrad wrote:
> On Oct 6, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Nathan Ward wrote:
>> My understanding is that the RIRs are doing sparse allocation, as 
>> opposed to reserving a few bits. I could be wrong.
> 
> Last I heard, with the exception of APNIC and contrary to what they 
> indicated they'd do prior to IANA allocating the /12s, you are indeed 
> wrong.  I'd be happy to hear things have changed.

Only APNIC is doing "bisection" style assignments today:

20091001|apnic|AU|ipv6|2402:c00::|32|allocated
20091001|apnic|SG|ipv6|2402:400::|32|allocated
20091005|apnic|JP|ipv6|2402:1400::|32|allocated
20091006|apnic|NZ|ipv6|2402:1c00::|32|allocated

20090930|arin|US|ipv6|2607:fd70::|32|allocated
20090930|arin|CA|ipv6|2607:fd78::|32|allocated
20091001|arin|US|ipv6|2607:fd80::|32|allocated
20091006|arin|US|ipv6|2607:fd88::|32|allocated

20091005|ripencc|RU|ipv6|2a00:1440::|32|allocated
20091005|ripencc|SI|ipv6|2a00:1448::|32|allocated
20091005|ripencc|IE|ipv6|2a00:1450::|32|allocated
20091005|ripencc|BE|ipv6|2a00:1458::|32|allocated

20090709|lacnic|PY|ipv6|2800:3a0::|32|allocated
20090714|lacnic|CL|ipv6|2800:3b0::|32|allocated
20090807|lacnic|GY|ipv6|2800:3c0::|32|allocated
20090903|lacnic|AR|ipv6|2800:3d0::|32|allocated

20090708|afrinic|GH|ipv6|2001:43c0::|32|allocated
20090729|afrinic|EG|ipv6|2001:43c8::|32|allocated
20090813|afrinic|KE|ipv6|2001:43d0::|32|allocated
20090909|afrinic|ZA|ipv6|2001:43d8::|32|allocated

- Kevin