Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote: > On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 12:38:21 PST, Tony Hain said: > > > all space currently considered lost. Given that IANA allocated 9 /8's > over a > > 6 month period this year, coupled with the fact that only 78 /8's remain > in > > the useful part of the pool (ie: 52 month burn out), > > They said that just before CIDR happened, too. and CIDR bought us time to get a replacement ready. > > >From the routing-table summary posted to the NANOG list this morning: > > Number of addresses announced to Internet: 1348239976 > Equivalent to 80 /8s, 92 /16s and 130 /24s > Percentage of available address space announced: 36.4 > Percentage of allocated address space announced: 58.8 > Percentage of available address space allocated: 61.9 > > So 40% isn't even *allocated* yet (saying that we're probably burning /8's > faster than needed, but only 36% of the available space is actually routed. > > Sounds to me like we've got more time than 52 months, if we start doing > stuff now to increase the usage efficiencies.... Despite the desire to look for indicators that preclude having to learn something new, it really doesn't matter how much of the space is routed. What matters is the day someone new shows up to acquire space they intend to route, only to find the reservoir dry. The number of routing entries is an interesting operational measure, but what counts from a protocol viability standpoint is the remaining useful space in the IANA pool. We can always extend the lifetime of IPv4 by restricting the allocation policies. The point is it is long past time to wake up and face the reality that stricter conservation is directly contrary to expanding the reach and capabilities of the global Internet. The IETF needs to be about developing a growing and vibrant Internet, so resisting the inevitable change is counter productive. In that light, it is time to remove the special status of separate working groups for IPv6, and make it the default IP protocol for all IETF work. Tony _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf