On Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:47:08 -0700 John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com> wrote:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-schoen-intarea-unicast-240/
The draft touches on IANA considerations, but this seems inadequate to make any more progress and gain wider acceptance. It seems to me there has been compelling arguments made about the ability to rx, tx, and relay packets with these addresses, but the real challenge remains, how should they be allocated? The document should probably request that they be changed from reserved to experimental explicitly. Suggesting the IETF/IANA just figure out what to do with them later seems unsatisfying. Perhaps the equivalent of an IAB-style workshop report or position paper that goes into potential allocation choices and effects in detail is worthwhile? I'd imagine you'd get lots of interesting presentations on a possible allocation strategies and challenges if you decide to organize something like this. I'd like to see some options for the IANA/IETF. Let's see someone dissect what if anything RIRs should get and what the effect of different policies for the new blocks might be. Let's hear about some interesting new special-use ideas. I'd love to see someone suggest a spectrum-like auction to the highest bidder and get doused with rotten fruit... etc :-) John