[102534] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Per Heldal)
Tue Feb 19 03:58:51 2008
From: Per Heldal <heldal@eml.cc>
To: Rod Beck <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <71CB284A12EDA54880FF588A8BAC0BE20E50C8@ernie.HiberniaAtlantic.local>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:22:48 +0100
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 17:05 +0000, Rod Beck wrote:
> Markets have proven to be excellent mechanisms for allocating
> resources fairness is a distinct issue) and might be the medication
> required given the apparent hoarding of IP addresses.
>
Growth is king, also in networking. How can a v4 market meet the demand
of an expanding global network beyond a short-lived gold-rush? A
price-tag may create an incentive to sell, but doesn't create more units
or magically solve other problems (e.g. fragmentation). Many are those
who look forward to a v4 market. Not to invest in in, but because will
be the most powerful catalyst driving the transition to v6.
//per