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Re: IPv6 Address Blocks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark I. Berman)
Fri Aug 12 06:54:53 2011
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:52:48 -0400
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From: "Mark I. Berman" <Mark.Berman@MCLA.EDU>
To: RESNET-L@listserv.nd.edu
I can't recommend strongly enough that colleges register their own IP
address space with ARIN. Owning your own address space makes you
independent of your ISP and saves you a huge amount of work if you need to
change providers (or just threaten to) or if your provider goes out of
business. Registering with ARIN is easy, inexpensive, and can avoid major
headaches.
- Mark
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Frank Bulk <frnkblk@iname.com> writes:
>We (ISP) provided our local college a /48.
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>From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>Kitterman, Scott
>Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 2:03 PM
>To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>Subject: Re: IPv6 Address Blocks
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>Hello Tony,
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>The University of new Hampshire acquired a /48 a couple years ago as
>that is what ARIN was offering. Since then ARIN policy has changed and
>they are more inclined to issue /32s to higher Ed if you can make a case
>as a LIR (local Internet Registry). We are currently in the process of
>transitioning to a /32. Some general items that may qualify your college
>is if your institution has customers outside the college, like k-12
>schools, libraries, non-profits, remote sites (research sites) or
>possibly even separate departments like CS, Electrical Eng., Physics or
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>In general we plan to assign /48s to different groups at UNH such as CS,
>RCC (Research Computing), UNH-IOL (interoperability Lab), Cooperative
>Extension, distance learning, WIFI networks, and others.
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>I did a little research and other universities of the size and character
>of UNH all have /32s. It may seem like overkill and probably is but it
>seems to be the standard for institutions like UNH. The more research I
>did the more convinced I became that a /48 would at some point limit or
>capabilities. As a final check, I asked industry leader in IPv6 testing
>and certification, UNH IOL ([ http://www.iol.unh.edu ]www.iol.unh.edu) ,
>what they thought and they confirmed that a /32 is the norm for our type
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>We have around 12k undergrads and act as an ISP for various groups around
>the state. The /32 should give us the opportunity provide IPv6 services
>limited only by imagination.
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>I hope this is some help. Let me know if you have further questions.
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>UNH IT
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>From: Resnet Forum [ mailto:[mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU]
>][mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Skalski
>Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:32 AM
>To: [ mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU ]RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>Subject: Re: IPv6 Address Blocks
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>You can easily get a /48 - that's what we got. My understanding is that
>is what most folks will get. If you can make a good case you might be
>able to get something slightly larger (like a /46).
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>A /48 should be plenty big...
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>On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Fred Mowchan <[ mailto:mowchafl@acu.edu
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> I'm about ready to make a request to ARIN for a block of IPv6
>addresses and I'm not sure what size block I should request.
>I know that a /32 is about the size recommended for an ISP (which I think
>a University is) but I sure would like to see what other universities
>are planning for.
> I've got an IPv4 "B" block now and with about 5000 students it
>gives me lots of good options without having to compromise any addressing
>plans.
>The /32 would get me 79 septillion IP addresses...seems like enough
>;-)... but what's the going reservation size you have or are
>contemplating?
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