202401100645.AYC Re: IPv4 address block

Thu Jan 11 11:03:44 UTC 2024

On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 12:57, Christopher Hawker <chris at thesysadmin.au> wrote:

> Reclassifying this space, would add 10+ years onto the free pool for each RIR. Looking at the APNIC free pool, I would estimate there is about 1/6th of a /8 pool available for delegation, another 1/6th reserved. Reclassification would see available pool volumes return to pre-2010 levels.

Just enough time for us to retire comfortably and let some other fool
fix the mess we built?

We don't need to extend IPv4, we need to figure out why we are in this
dual-stack mess, which was never intended, and how to get out of it.

We've created this stupid anti-competitive IPv4 market and as far as I
can foresee, we will never organically stop using IPv4. We've added
CAPEX and OPEX costs and a lot of useless work, for no other reason,
but our failure to provide a reasonable solution going from IPv4 to
IPv6.

I can't come up with a less stupid way to fix this, than major players
commonly signing a pledge to drop IPv4 in their edge at 2040-01-01, or
some such. To finally create an incentive and date when you need to
get your IPv6 affairs in order, and to fix the IPv4 antitrust issue.
Only reason people need IPv4 to offer service is because people
offering connectivity have no incentive to offer IPv6. In fact if
you've done any IPv6 at all, you're wasting money and acting against
the best interest of your shareholders, because there is no good
reason to spend time and money on IPv6, but there should be.

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