Re: draft-ymbk-sparse-v6-allocation-00.txt

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> > A few comments.
> > 
> >    Special allocations from 2000::/3, e.g., space for experimental use,
> >    documentation, critical infrastructure, etc., will use the IETF
> >    consensus process [RFC2434].  Such special allocations will be
> >    requested of the Common Registration Service by IANA Considerations
> >    sections in IETF consensus documents.
> > 
> > ==> how can IETF consensus process change anything (e.g. allocate
> > 3FFF::/16 for 6bone_v2) once it has been fully allocated to RIRs.
> > 
> > Then, it's already out of the IETF control.
> > 
> > I suggest delegating a smaller block for now.
> 
> Address allocation has been out of the IETF's direct control for many
> years; we delegated the entire IPv6 space to the IANA 7 years ago 
> (RFC 1881, December 1995). And we have an excellent collaborative 
> relationship with the RIRs. 

I believe IANA has been tasked to do allocations under the direct guidance 
of IESG/IAB;  in practise, allocate only when told to do so.

There is no such formal control with RIR's.

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