[AusNOG] Final /8 allocated to APNIC from IANA (103/8)

[Ryan Benson]

>By the time all of the small chunks are handed out, there will be large numbers of IPv4 blocks being handed back as >surplus to requirements.

Very interesting point, are we going to see IPv4 addresses handed back
say in 5 years once IPv6 is in full swing?

On 4 February 2011 11:40,  <John.Gibbins at csiro.au> wrote:
> Due to the severe rationing of the allocations from the last /8, I’d hope
> that IPv4 will never completely run out.  The idea is that there should
> always be small chunks available for organisations to get started and then
> migrate to IPv6.  By the time all of the small chunks are handed out, there
> will be large numbers of IPv4 blocks being handed back as surplus to
> requirements.  By this time, the demand for IPv4 should be mostly gone.
> Hopefully....
>
>
>
> The real impact of the exhaustion of the regular /8s is that it will impact
> the large expanding users (mainly ISPs) who won’t be able to get as much as
> they would like.  Therefore they will have to conserve addresses using
> carrier grade NAT or IPv6 only connections.  Although the latter is
> preferable, until a significant proportion of the Internet is available via
> v6, CGN may be the only practical option.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> johng
>
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