Hi Rich, Patterson, Richard (Senior IP Architect) wrote on 04/11/2025 20:38:
Nick, I don't think the 11 LIRs or 0.3% statistic is a valid indicator; It's 68 LIRs > /29. 11 refers to those which currently have /28. And I'm sure there are more than 68 networks in the RIPE service region with 500k customers.
Having had to fight tooth and nail with the NCC several times now to get larger IPv6 allocations, I assure you the pain is real; I support a proposal to make it easier to get a larger-than-29 allocation, so indirectly I support this proposal.
I would prefer a proposal to improve policy that streamlines the process and removes the required head-banging-against-brickwall that is currently required to justify a larger allocation, but wording is hard, changing a number from 29 to 28 is (or should be) much easier.
I agree with you that it's too difficult to get larger allocations, but changing the default to /28 is not the solution. All it does is patch a specific case which is not really applicable to most service providers. If there's a problem which causes it to be too difficult to get more than the default size of allocation, then let's fix the problem properly. Nick