16 Jan
2008
16 Jan
'08
3:27 p.m.
b) What happens when someone stops paying RIPE but keeps using their PI?
They lose the PI. RIPE deletes it from the DB. If they want to use it on the Internet, it becomes very difficult because many ISPs will not accept the route announcements. If they want to use it on a VPN extranet, they lose the global uniqueness property and if this PI is allocated to one of their trading partners, that trading partner will win the argument. This type of collision can cause a multi-million euro contract to be lost. --Michael Dillon