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