Hi, On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 09:08:45AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
* Bernhard Schmidt:
(PA has a recurring, for most networks not too small price tag attached, PI is basically free)
Is there a way around the scoring algorithm I don't know about?
PI is currently scored in the year of assignment, and then never again, so it's not "fully free", but after the initial cost, it is - so the term "basically free" is appropriate. You can see this from the yearly "charging scheme" documents, e.g. the 2008 charging scheme document lists: ------------------- quote ---------------------- The scoring system takes into account all: * IPv4 allocations * IPv6 allocations The scoring system also takes into account any of the following assignments made at the request of the member between 1 October 2006 and 30 September 2007: * IPv4 Provider Independent (PI) assignments * IPv6 direct assignments * AS Number assignments ------------------- quote ---------------------- ("IPv6 direct assignments" are IXP and name server prefixes) As has been mentioned before: the address policy WG does not have the power to actually decide on the final charging scheme. We give input to the AGM (= annual general meeting of all NCC members), and the AGM decides on the final charging scheme to be implemented. So, regarding the *charging* component of 2007-01: the AGM can do this without 2007-01, or they can decide to not do anything about it, even with 2007-01 reaching consensus. The main point of 2007-01 is the *contract* component - and this is something the APWG needs to agree on. Gert Doering -- APWG chair -- 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