Waste will kill ipv6 too

Fri Dec 29 00:09:37 UTC 2017

On 2017-12-28 23:28, Brock Tice wrote:
> On 12/28/2017 03:44 PM, James R Cutler wrote:
>> There is no prohibition of requesting an allocation which matches your network. That is, simply request what is needed with suitable data for justification and get your /40 or whatever.
> We are currently handing out /52s to customers. Based on a reasonable
> sparse allocation scheme that would account for future growth that
> seemed like the best option.
>
> I can't really see how /52 is too small for a residential customer. I
> know originally it was supposed to be /48 but after doing a bit of
> reading I think many people have admitted there is room for nuance.
>
> Do you think I could go to ARIN and say, well, we haven't used hardly
> any of this but based on such-and-such allocation scheme, it would be
> much better if you gave us a /32 instead of a /36?

The minimum size is /32 and you can get a shorter prefix with 
justification.

> Also, does anyone know whether ARIN is using sparse allocation, such
> that if we go back later and ask for more they will just increase the
> size of our allocation starting from the same point?
>
> --Brock
>