Re: 1/8 and 27/8 allocated to APNIC

On 22/01/2010 13:54, William Allen Simpson wrote:

Also, 27/8 is clearly in the middle of a group of North American military assignments. So at the very least, these aren't very CIDR'ish.

Is that operationally relevant to the /8 assignment process?

Why not 36 & 37?

Random selection to ensure that no RIR can accuse IANA of bias. See David's previous post: http://blog.icann.org/2009/09/selecting-which-8-to-allocate-to-an-rir/ Nick