Portability of 206 address space

Tue Jun 4 01:34:29 UTC 1996

> 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Anyone know whether Internic has issued an edict mandating
> > non-portability of provider obtained 206 address space, such
> > as /18's within this block?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > 
> 	Please clarify "portable" as used in this context.
> 
> 	- Routable between different providers
> 	- Transferable intoto between ISPs
> 	- Transferable subsets
> 	- Some other meaning
> 
> 	No delegation registry can claim any prefix portability if 
> 	the first option is the meaning. The second has applicability
> 	to various proposals for a prefix market once a delegation
> 	has been made. (no Internic involvment)  The third is strictly
> 	between ISPs and thier clients and has a lot to do with 
> 	prefix migration (nee punching holes in CIDR blocks) and nothing
> 	to do with the Internic.  And then there is your possible
> 	other meaning...
> 
> 	For the first three, the Internic has zero sane reason for
> 	issuing any "edict" wrt portability. That is strictly an
> 	ISP issue.  The fourth... ??? :)
> 
> 
> --bill
>