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Re: Portability of 206 address space
>
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know whether Internic has issued an edict mandating
> non-portability of provider obtained 206 address space, such
> as /18's within this block?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
Please clarify "portable" as used in this context.

- Routable between different providers
- Transferable intoto between ISPs
- Transferable subsets
- Some other meaning

No delegation registry can claim any prefix portability if
the first option is the meaning. The second has applicability
to various proposals for a prefix market once a delegation
has been made. (no Internic involvment) The third is strictly
between ISPs and thier clients and has a lot to do with
prefix migration (nee punching holes in CIDR blocks) and nothing
to do with the Internic. And then there is your possible
other meaning...

For the first three, the Internic has zero sane reason for
issuing any "edict" wrt portability. That is strictly an
ISP issue. The fourth... ??? :)


--bill
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Re: Portability of 206 address space [ In reply to ]
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone know whether Internic has issued an edict mandating
> > non-portability of provider obtained 206 address space, such
> > as /18's within this block?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> >
> Please clarify "portable" as used in this context.
>
> - Routable between different providers
> - Transferable intoto between ISPs
> - Transferable subsets
> - Some other meaning
>
> No delegation registry can claim any prefix portability if
> the first option is the meaning. The second has applicability
> to various proposals for a prefix market once a delegation
> has been made. (no Internic involvment) The third is strictly
> between ISPs and thier clients and has a lot to do with
> prefix migration (nee punching holes in CIDR blocks) and nothing
> to do with the Internic. And then there is your possible
> other meaning...
>
> For the first three, the Internic has zero sane reason for
> issuing any "edict" wrt portability. That is strictly an
> ISP issue. The fourth... ??? :)
>
>
> --bill
>

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