[afnog] New IPv6 Address Block Allocated to the RIPE NCC

[Brian Candler]

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On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 10:51:51AM +0100, Jeroen Massar wrote:
> Cheered to early, it's just a big block again:
> 
> inet6num:       2a01:c000::/19
> netname:        FR-TELECOM-20051230
> descr:          France Telecom

Wonder how FT managed to justify a /19? That's the same as 8,192 ISPs each
with a standard /32. Or assuming an 80% utilisation rate, it means they are
planning to connect 429 million customers with a /48 each over the next two
years. Right.

That's going to throw a spanner in the works - now every two-bit wannabe ISP
will want a /19 to compete in the routing tables. I guess the advantage is
that it will make IPv6 address depletion happen just as fast as IPv4, and so
we'll have a new chance to design a protocol which actually solves the
problems of IPv4...

Regards,

Brian.