[138763] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: SP's and v4 block assignments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Tue Mar 15 09:28:41 2011
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
In-Reply-To: <546905.53339.qm@web120919.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:27:58 -0400
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Mar 15, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Andrew Elliott wrote:
> Looking for information on the current standard practices for charging =
customers=20
> for larger than default v4 assignments.
>=20
> Especially with the rapidly depleting v4 space, how are SP's handling =
these=20
> requests? Is it safe to assume customers requesting larger blocks are =
willing=20
> to pay a premium?
>=20
> How much are SP's charging and what are the thresholds? What are =
default=20
> allocations based on? (ie: size of the circuit, type of product, =
etc...)
>=20
> Are SP's requiring more strict justification for said assignments?
"Larger than default"? There are rules about allocating IP space, it =
has to do with justification, not default sizes.
Charging for them means you are likely a spammer or provider catering to =
spammers, and lying on your justification forms. Hopefully these types =
of providers will go away as space gets tighter and justifications are =
scrutinized more.
--=20
TTFN,
patrick
