On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 08:37:44PM -0400, Martin, Christian wrote:
Of course bandwidth != subnet mask. He should give them whatever IP's they demonstrate a need for in the next three months. Determining and justifying that need has nothing to do with how over (or under) subscribed their bandwidth is.
Let us not forget what some salespersons will promise to potential large bandwidth customers. An OC-3 POS customer, for example, can expect many many /24s. One may say "They should go to ARIN", but alas, they would have to pay another $2500 on top of the $1 million+ they are paying for transit. <8{}
ISPs should be following rfc 2050. It doesn't matter if they have a dedicated 56k or an OC-192. Customers can and should expect to have their space needs met as per their needs. These guidelines are not that draconian: Although topological issues may make exceptions necessary, the basic criteria that should be met to receive network numbers are listed below: 25% immediate utilization rate 50% utilization rate within 1 year The utilization rate above is to be used as a guideline, there may be be occasions when the 1 year rate does not fall exactly in this range. Organizations must exhibit a high confidence level in its 1 year utilization rate and supply documentation to justify the level of confidence. Austin