Re: SIP Addressing Limitations

[William Allen Simpson <[e-mail]>]

> >From where would you allocate space for a provider that
> doesn't fall under one of the clusters?  For instance,
> a provider that has direct customers in the Northeastern
> USA and the far east (Singapore and Korea, say)?
>
It is becoming apparent that you haven't really read the proposal.  Try
"Constraints", on page 2.

I am unable to answer the question, since you didn't provide enough
information.

How many customers?  10,000,000?  10,000?  10?

Where is it connected to the rest of the internet?

What is the transit policy?

What are the legal requirements of the countries where it provides
service?  Which allocation models are they using (provider, metro, or
both)?

Finally, I don't think the IANA would spend much time considering such a
provider.  Since it has a private trans-continental link, and a private
trans-oceanic link (or a very very long trans-oceanic link around the
Cape, or a very long multi-satellite path), it will be priced far in
excess of the costs of its competitors.  It will not receive funding
from any but the most foolish investors, and have none but the most
foolish customers.  It will fail in the marketplace.

Why are we wasting our time with theoretical examples of providers that
aren't connected to the internet?

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