Re: [v6ops] ULA draft revision #2 Regarding isolated networks

[Owen DeLong <[e-mail]>]

On May 27, 2014, at 3:17 PM, Mark Andrews <[e-mail]> wrote:

> 
> In message <[e-mail]>, Philip Homburg writes:
>> In your letter dated Tue, 27 May 2014 08:52:02 -0400 you wrote:
>>> The operational situation that's problematic is the large enterprise 
>>> scenario, where you have two large enterprises with their own ULAs that 
>>> merge.   If those ULAs happen to clash, you have to renumber at least 
>>> one of them.   If they don't clash, you still have to deal with routing 
>>> them (although I think the split-horizon complexity objection Mikael 
>>> raised ought to be thought through carefully before being asserted as 
>>> factual, because I think it can be addressed through routing and not 
>>> naming).
>> 
>> If you are a large entrprise, just spend the 50 euro or so (RIPE service region) it
>> costs to get your own prefix.
> 
> A /56 is over AUD1180 (+10% GST) annually.  Thanks for playing.
> 

Yes, APNIC now has the distinction of being the absolutely most expensive RIR on the planet.

However, outside of the APNIC region, prices are much more reasonable.

US 100 per resource (regardless of size) ARIN
EU  50 (flat rate, regardless of resources) RIPE
US 600 (up to a /35) LACNIC
US 100 (per /48?) AfriNIC
AU1180 (/56, logarithmic formula for larger blocks) APNIC

So, it looks like at a little less than twice your next closest competitor, APNIC is the clear winner for the highest prices.

Owen