A top-down RPKI model a threat to human freedom? (was Re: Level 3's IRR Database)

Tue Feb 1 23:18:39 UTC 2011

On Feb 1, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Christopher Morrow wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Michael Hallgren <m.hallgren at free.fr> wrote:
>> Le mardi 01 février 2011 à 12:14 -0500, Christopher Morrow a écrit :
> 
>>> countries do not have RIR's, countries have NIR's... regions have RIR's.
>> 
>> In this context, at least, perhaps the NIR should be considered
>> superfluous or redundant? What is the operational rationale behind the
>> NIR level? Wouldn't a flatter RIR-LIR structure do just fine?
> 
> some parts of the world are invested in the NIR ocncept... not my
> part, but I do admit other folks like it. (and I didn't want to leave
> someone out of the mix)

I don't believe the NIRs would be part of the RPKI chain if I understand it
correctly.

Owen