And that's where folks _deserve_ a break, since they didn't have CIDR
Well... why not focus on sites that don't deserve a break? How many
/24 from 204 and 205 are announced? Probably not many so I could
argue that it would be good to make them renumber. It's not like
we're shaking up the whole world.
Maybe if the core routers are going to start filtering
it should be on a schedule like this:
Announce now that by Oct 1, 1996 no individual /24 will be routed.
Filter 204/24 and 205/24 on Oct 31, 1995
Filter 202/24 and 203/24 on Nov 30, 1995
etc.
until, by Oct 1, 1996, all /24 are filtered.
At the same time announce that no new /N prefixes will be accepted by
the IRR (and make it so). This will encourage renumbering into larger
blocks. Pick N to be a reasonable number based on various registries
allocation policies.
Regardless of any filtering, the IRR should stop taking any new /24
prefixes so that old 198.* nets (and others) don't creep in before
their cutoff date comes up.
-mark
Maybe if the core routers are going to start filtering
it should be on a schedule like this:
Announce now that by Oct 1, 1996 no individual /24 will be routed.
This is a reasonable timetable.
Filter 204/24 and 205/24 on Oct 31, 1995
Filter 202/24 and 203/24 on Nov 30, 1995
This is not!
The great bulk of the world, especially management types, gets their
technical news with a 4 to 6 month time delay from glossy technical
magazines. This delay is due to the time required for writers to
reasearch and write as well as the time required for the setup and the
presswork. For an example of what I mean, pick up the latest copy of
Internet World and read through the news pieces.
If this kind of thing *IS* seriously contemplated, you have to push the
startup of it out at least 6 months and then start writing some serious
press releases to distribute to all the major technical media as well as
traditional media. I think the magnitude of the problem deserves some
press conferences as well. When the media are bombarded by press releases
from Merit, NANOG, Sprint, ANS and so on, they will sit up, take notice,
ask questions and report to the world what you want to do and why it is
neccessary.
Then when the technical guru says to his boss, "We have to renumber all
300 machines in the office by next month end". The boss will understand
why and the renumbering will actually get done.
Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022
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