Re: [lisp] LISP EID Block Size

[Rene Bartsch <[e-mail]>]

Am 2013-10-30 16:31, schrieb Luigi Iannone:
> Hi All,
> 
> I was thinking that may be it is worth to (re)open the discussion
> about the EID block size.
> 
> Currently we are requesting a /16 and asking to reserve the /12
> covering it. This was the outcome from the WG consensus, hence, it has
> not been changed in the document.
> 
> Yet, one of the main critics during the review was about the size of
> the block which seems too large.
> 
> Any thought about a change in the requested EID block size?
> 
> Should we keep it as it is?
> Should we shrink it? How much?
> 

To which document are you referring? draft-ietf-lisp-eid-block-06.txt 
proposes /16 with /12 reserved.

Having the possibility to establish global, provider-independant 
network-roaming for consumers with LISP, a /16 with 2^32 /48 will not 
suffice for each natural person on this planet. We already will have to 
assign /56 to natural persons and bigger prefixes to corporate entities 
with /16 only.

In fact I'm already considering the requirements for global, 
provider-independant network-roaming for consumers. In short:

1. Assignments of EID-prefixes should for lifetime, provider-independent 
and remain in force when EID-prefix-bearers change the RIR region.
2. Each natural person can register ONE /56 EID block (256 possible /64 
subnets should suffice for a natural person).
3. Corporate entities can register a reasonable EID-prefix based on 
their size, infrastructure and expected growth.
4. LIRs can charge a reasonable fee once but MUST NOT recharge fees. The 
fee should be low enough to allow any natural person to register a 
EID-prefix.
5. Bearer of EID-prefixes can select any Map Server service or run it 
themselves to encourage reasonable fees by competition.

And I think /16 is a good start. If LISP fails, the /16 will be usable 
again in 6 years. If it succeeds, IANA will have to hurry assigning the 
/12 block! ;-)

AVM-routers will provide LISP-clients for 50% of the german and 20% of 
the european internet-sockets until end of the year. LISPmob provides 
support for Linux and Android (although Android still requires rooting).

Regards,

Renne