Hi, On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 12:52:20PM +0100, Jeroen Massar wrote:
The question then still is, what is the difference between this special /48 or a /48 that one can get from the upstream provider? (Except for the first effectively being PI)
As the RIPE NCC/"Meeting Organizer" is so intent on having this special prefix, I think it is up to them to properly define first what all the reasoning they have what and why, then we can discuss everything further.
Jeroen, please calm down a bit. Right now, there is no PI. If 2006-01 goes through (which I see pretty good chances for, given that there are mainly textual details left, not unsolvable fundamental issues), PI can be used for the meeting network. Which leaves the problem of "an entity assigning to itself, and doing a contract with itself" - which can be seen as a problem with neutrality. Remco has made a suggestion how to tackle *this*, and I see this as the way forward. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- Total number of prefixes smaller than registry allocations: 128645 SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (89) 32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279