[28880] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Class B Address
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Sun May 21 00:33:52 2000
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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To: Hansen Chan <hchan@newbridge.com>
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Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 21:31:09 -0700
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> Can someone point me to some documents/weblink on how many class B
> addresses are still available? Have the registries like RIPE/ARIN/APRIN
> exhausted class B addresses already? IPv6 Forum presentations have me
> believed class B addresses are exhausted and the situation is especially
> bad for country like China. However, after checking with some Chinese I
> was told just the opposite. So I am wondering is address scarcity just a
> hype?
there is space left in classic A, B, and C numbering regions. about 50% of
the ipv4 adddress space has been allocated, though less is announced to the
internet.
randy
