Andrew,

It’s unclear to me that /21 is the correct boundary, especially (as Scott 
Leibrand asked for) absent statistics from the staff (if any such stats make 
sense).  With section 8 policy now wholly separated from section 4 policy, I 
sort of think that it’s the staff who should change their practices, and follow 
section 8 policy as written. 

Further to your problem statement, ISPs should NOT be applying under section 4 
anymore. We know, however, from staff reports at the recent ARIN meeting that 
they still are applying.  That’s a definite problem, but it feels to me to be a 
different problem than what you are tackling in this draft policy proposal. 

Happy to hear and be swayed by data or other arguments.

David 

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> On Dec 4, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Andrew Dul <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Scott,  how would you feel about this proposed updated problem statement 
> which focuses on the current issue rather than the past.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> Problem Statement: 
> 
> It was noted at the ARIN 40 Policy Experience Report, that there is an 
> inconsistency in the initial block size for ISPs. Section 4.2.2 notes that 
> the initial ISP block size should be /21 whereas the initial block size in 
> 8.5.4 is noted as "minimum transfer size" which is effectively a /24. This 
> causes ISP organizations to be approved for different initial block size 
> depending on if they first apply apply for a transfer directly under section 
> 8 or if they apply for a block under section 4.  This policy is intended to 
> clarify this issue, by setting a consistent ISP initial IPv4 block size. It 
> was noted that ARIN staff current operational practice is to allow all ISPs 
> an initial /21 for Section 8 transfers. 
> 
> 
>> On 11/21/2017 9:19 PM, Scott Leibrand wrote:
>> I’d be ok with a /21, but there’s nothing magical about that size in a 
>> post-exhaustion world. I’d rather base a loosening on actual transfer 
>> statistics, and consider doing so for both allocations and assignments. 
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:28 PM, Andrew Dul <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> It sounds like our recollections of what we intended for ISP initial 
>>> allocations have diverged. I will admit when I drafted the problem 
>>> statement I did not go back through email to see if there was anything 
>>> about this issue.
>>> 
>>> Assuming we harmonize the problem statement, would you prefer the /24 as 
>>> initial no questions asked size or a /21?
>>> 
>>> What do others prefer?
>>> 
>>> .Andrew
>>> 
>>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:52 PM, Scott Leibrand <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I believe this problem statement is incorrect, and therefore oppose the 
>>>> policy proposal as-is.
>>>> 
>>>> 8.5.4 was intended (by me, as one of the authors, and in PPML discussions 
>>>> I just pulled up) to allow ISPs to transfer a /24 without justification.  
>>>> It was *not* intended to "match the previous policy" in 4.2.2.
>>>> 
>>>> 8.5.5 reads "8.5.5. Block size
>>>> Organizations may qualify for the transfer of a                   larger 
>>>> initial block, or an additional block, by providing documentation to ARIN 
>>>> which details the use of at least 50% of the requested IPv4 block size 
>>>> within 24 months. An officer of the organization shall attest to the 
>>>> documentation provided to ARIN."
>>>> 
>>>> The intention was that any ISP needing a /21 would need to "provide 
>>>> documentation to ARIN which details the use of at least 50% of the 
>>>> requested IPv4 block size within 24 months", with officer attestation to 
>>>> same.
>>>> 
>>>> If that policy is deemed insufficient, and we believe it's better to allow 
>>>> transfers of up to /21 without providing documentation to ARIN and officer 
>>>> attestation of such, then this proposal would need to be re-written with a 
>>>> new problem statement justifying that.
>>>> 
>>>> -Scott
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 2:40 PM, ARIN <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On 16 November 2017, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced 
>>>>> "ARIN-prop-244: Clarification of Initial Block Size for IPv4 ISP 
>>>>> Transfers" to Draft Policy status.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-9 is below and can be found at:
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_9.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will 
>>>>> evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft 
>>>>> policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy          
>>>>>            as stated in the Policy Development Process (PDP). 
>>>>> Specifically, these principles are:
>>>>> 
>>>>> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
>>>>> * Technically Sound
>>>>> * Supported by the Community
>>>>> 
>>>>> The PDP can be found at:
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sean Hopkins
>>>>> Policy Analyst
>>>>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-9: Clarification of Initial Block Size for IPv4 
>>>>> ISP Transfers
>>>>> 
>>>>> Problem Statement:
>>>>> 
>>>>> It was noted at the ARIN 40 Policy Experience Report, that there is an 
>>>>> inconsistency in the initial block size for ISPs. Section 4.2.2 notes 
>>>>> that the initial ISP block size should be /21 whereas the initial block 
>>>>> size in 8.5.4 is noted as "minimum transfer size" which is effectively a 
>>>>> /24. The intent of the new 8.5.4 was to match the previous policy. This 
>>>>> policy is intended to clarify this issue. It was noted that ARIN staff 
>>>>> current operational practice is to allow ISPs an initial /21 for Section 
>>>>> 8 transfers.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Policy statement:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Add the following to 8.5.4
>>>>> 
>>>>> ISP organizations without direct assignments or allocations from ARIN 
>>>>> qualify for an initial allocation of up to a /21.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comments:
>>>>> 
>>>>> a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate
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