RIPE our of IPv4

Mon Dec 2 02:05:17 UTC 2019

On 12/1/19 8:56 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> End Users
> End users receive IP addresses for use in their internal networks only, and not for distribution to external users of their Internet services.

I guess it's possible that these networks would be considered end users, 
but I get the impression that they would probably be classified as ISPs, 
and then the fee would indeed be $500/yr for 2X-Small.  A bit ridiculous 
for IPv6-only, but still probably approaching noise in the budget for a 
service provider who has a legacy allocation unless they have remained 
tiny somehow (in which case, sell off some of that IP space you have and 
pay your $500/yr for the next decade or so).

FWIW, if you need it, you should also be immediately eligible for a /24 
for IPv6 deployment and transition tech at no additional cost since your 
legacy space wouldn't be considered by ARIN unless you specifically 
brought it under their purview AFAIK.  Even if you don't need the space, 
per se, there are often times where it's useful to have a disjoint /24 
e.g. for traffic engineering, anycast, DNS servers, etc.  All depends on 
how much legacy space you have, I guess.  I'm also somewhat hopeful 
that, as those allocations all come from a known block, the various 
content networks will recognize them as being likely to house the 
inevitable (eventually) CGN sources, but I won't hold my breath.

I guess you also get to vote in ARIN elections and comment on policy 
matters as a member, if that matters to you.

-- 
Brandon Martin