Re: [WG-BB] Proposal of assignment policy for DSL service

[Anne Lord <anne@apnic.net>]

Maemura San,

I should point out that there is already provision within the
existing framework to address this problem.

If you have reached say 65% utilisation of your existing allocation,
and you are about to deploy infrastructure or make an assignment 
that is larger than your remaining free pool, or that your immediate
need takes you over the free pool you have remaining, you can apply 
for more address space.

Regards,

Anne
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> APNIC Meeting is about to start here in Bangkok.  I know it
> is actually late but I think this point is significant
> enough to raize at this coming policy SIG.
> 
> The figure "80%" itself doesn't have its own rationale.  I
> mean this is just to prevending stockpiling of IP address at
> LIRs.  If it brings a trouble like IP address shortage for
> assignment to End User, I should be improved.
> 
> So I'd like to propose a treatment in case of rapid increase 
> of IP address usage like,,
> 
> 	If LIR can demonstrate that unassigned address space 
> 	will run out by probable timing when they obtain 
> 	subsequent allocation, application for it can be done 
> 	in advance that usage rate counts up 80%
> 
> It can be simplified to like 60% instead of 80% or any 
> alternative criteria.  I'd love to have any idea of yours for 
> this point.
> 
> 
> Another point, as Jimbo-san raised, practice for allocations
> that only allows us to assign/alloacate no less than the size 
> which will last THREE month, may be harmful for the business
> of those who having high increase at number of subscribers.
> If SIX month instead of THREE guallanteed for subsequent 
> allocation, it will ease the burden of such ISPs.
> 
> 
> Your comments are highly appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Akinori
> 
> 
> :|>  (2) 80% policy imposes severe constraints to DSL diffusion in
> :|>      Japan.
> :|>
> :|>The number of residential DSL users has exploded so abruptly
> :|>that DSL service providers could not cope with it if they could
> :|>not apply IP address assignment before they allocate addresses
> :|>more than 80%, when application process takes 1 month at the
> :|>soonest.
> :|
> :|   The problem is that the whole DSL market in Japan is still growing with 
> :|15% per month and it might remain as 10% per month even around the end of 
> :|this year.  Considering that the ultimate market size at the end of the 
> :|year will be around 5 to 6 million users, the  administrative work and 
> :|technical work required for use of IP address is too heavy to be finished 
> :|within the 20% room that is currently enforced so that we will run out of 
> :|IP addresses by the time they are allocated.
> :|   Thus, we might need changes in the regulation so that we can apply for 
> :|new address space with around 60% usage and they are allocated when there 
> :|is still 20% room (80% usage) which is within a month after the 
> :|application.  Currently, we apply when we have exhausted 80% and they are 
> :|allocated when usage is 100% and we start to see customer complaints.
> :|
> :|Yoshihiro Obata 
> :|
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