Re: [sig-policy] prop-051: Global policy for the allocation of the remai
Raul,
On Jul 26, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Raul Echeberria wrote:
In fact I don't think that any RIR promote the use of NAT.
Historically, NAT use hasn't needed promotion.
What it is interesting and in fact a paradox, is that probably the
use of NAT will be increased in developing countries when regional
pools become
exhausted because most ISPs will not have the economic power for
compiting for IPv4 addresses in a possible market while others ISPs
continue accessing IPv4 addresses.
Indeed, but it isn't clear to me how this proposal helps that
situation. The ISPs with the most power are also the ones who
probably already have offices/subsidiaries/partners/etc. in Latin
America and Africa. Unless AfriNIC and LACNIC become _extremely_
stringent on membership and invest heavily in verification
mechanisms, I don't see the larger ISPs even blinking at this sort of
thing. Just the cost of doing business...
Rgds,
-drc
P.S. It might also be argued that the paradox you note could be a
blessing in disguise as it means those in developing countries will
make the shift to IPv6 that much sooner.