IPv4 Address Allocation Trends

5/21/01


Click here to start


Table of Contents

IPv4 Address Allocation Trends

IPv4 Address Allocation Trends

Exponential Growth of Autonomous System (AS) numbers

Exponential vs Quadratic (Bates Data)

Chicken Little was Wrong!

Route Table Bloat - a Different Problem

The RIRs Recognize the Need for Forecasting

The Team

Goals (and Non-Goals) for RIR Team

Annual IPv4 Allocations

Cumulative IPv4 Allocations

IPv4 Address Allocations: Linear Fit

Address Allocations: Logistic Fit

A Closer Look - Logistic Curve

Addresses Seen by Telstra (AS1221)

Addresses in Use

Routing Table Address Growth

McFadden/Holmes/Mylotte Projection

Rate of Depletion

Marketing Analysis

Lessons

Acknowledgments

Author: Frank Solensky