On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:49, Tore Anderson <tore.anderson@redpill-linpro.com> wrote:
Hi Chris,
* Chris Grundemann
It is a pull model with equal distribution. The key term in the first statement is "*eligible* RIRs." If three RIRs have exhausted their IPv4 address space, they all make that announcement and the subsequent request to the IANA. They then all receive one third of the Reclamation Pool (divided on CIDR boundaries).
I see. So, what exactly prevents something like this from happening:
Day 1: 0 RIRs eligible, 125.4M addresses in RP Day 2: RIR «Red» depletes its inventory, now only RIR eligible for RP Day 3: RIR «Red» requests and receives its 125.4M/1 share of the RP Day 4: RIR «Blue» depletes its inventory, but can't receive anything from the now-empty RP. Repeat for remaining three RIRs.
Thanks Tore, A similar concern was raised by folks in the APNIC region and we (the group of authors) are currently discussing some possible changes or additional text to prevent this scenario. We were originally operating under the impression that eligible RIRs would already be in line waiting for space before it was returned. Please let me know if you would like to join the authors group, we would appreciate your ideas on how to make the proposed policy better. ~Chris
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