-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:17 AM To: Vince Hoffman Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Opinions of recent ITU Comments on the Management of IP Addresses

On 22-nov-04, at 21:16, Vince Hoffman wrote:

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"This memorandum includes a proposal to create a new IPv6 address space distribution process, based solely on national authorities.

This is not exactly what it says in

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http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/tsb-director/itut-wsis/files/zhao-net gov01.pdf

A quote:

"The early allocation of IPv4 addresses resulted in geographic imbalances and an excessive possession of the address space by early adopters. This situation was recognized and addressed by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). However, despite their best efforts, and even though a very large portion of the IPv4 space has not been assigned, some believe that there is a shortage of IPv4 addresses and voice concerns regarding the principles and managements of the current system. Some developing countries have raised issues regarding IP address allocation. It is important to ensure that similar concerns do not arise with respect to IPv6. I have discussed with some industry experts my idea to reserve a block of IPv6 addresses for allocation by authorities of countries, that is, assigning a block to a country at no cost, and letting the country itself manage this kind of address in IPv6. By assigning addresses to countries, we will enable any particular user to choose their preferred source of addresses: either the countryassigned ones or the region/international-assigned ones."

That's a little different than what DOC thinks: " A. Need for Government Involvement in IPv6 Deployment 1. Reliance on Market Forces As a general matter, government policymakers in the United States prefer to rely on market forces for the large-scale deployment of new technologies. In most cases, reliance on the market tends to produce the most efficient allocation of resources, the greatest level of innovation, and the maximum amount of societal welfare. Accordingly, we seek comment on whether market forces alone will be sufficient to drive a reasonable and timely level of IPv6 deployment in the United States. For example, given commenters' views on the current and predicted rates of IPv6 deployment, do commenters believe those rates demonstrate a sufficient uptake of IPv6 in the United States? We ask commenters to identify the specific reasons for their positions. " DOC Comments Period in IPV6 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2004/IPv6RFCFinal.htm The actual comments: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ntiageneral/ipv6/commentsindex.html The July Public Meeting http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ntiageneral/ipv6/webcast.html