RIR Allocation Policies
- IP addresses not freehold property
- Internet resources are public resources
- ‘Ownership’ is contrary to management goals
- Need to avoid the mistakes of the past
- Assignments & allocations on lease basis
- Routability not guaranteed
- ISPs determine routability
- Unpredictable growth rates
- IPv4 deployment levels unanticipated
- Routing table growth still poses a threat