>>>>> "Benson" == Benson Schliesser <bschlies@xxxxxxxxx> writes: Benson> However, there is one essential point that I'd like to Benson> clarify: We need a common standard for numbering CGN NAT444 Benson> deployments. Benson> For NAT444 deployments of CGN, we are talking about a new Benson> scope - the intermediate "CGN zone" network - that is Benson> neither global or local. Within this scope, one cannot Benson> expect end-to-end (global) address fidelity (because traffic Benson> is NATted), nor can one expect forwarding to be confined to Benson> a single organization (because it touches CPE etc). Okay, while this address touches the CPE, it does not cross it. Benson> PS - I also support turning 240/4 into unicast, as others Benson> have recommended. But this will not help in the immediate Benson> future timeframe, for the currently deployed equipment, Benson> which is driving the need for Shared CGN Space. It may be Benson> complementary, but does not reduce the need for a /10 Benson> assignment. The CGN space seems like a very good place to use 240.0/10. A single organization often controls and specifies all equipment which will use the address space, and even in the cases where customers have their own equipment, a lot of it will have no problem with 240. -- ] He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life! | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[ Kyoto Plus: watch the video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzx1ycLXQSE> then sign the petition. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf