Hello Nick,
On 11/03/15 11:22, Nick Hilliard wrote:
Unfortunately, this is not respected in the ARIN inter-rir transfer policy:
https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#eight4
which includes the text:
"Recipients within the ARIN region will be subject to current ARIN policies
and sign an RSA for the resources being received."
In other words, multinational organisations headquartered in the ARIN
region who receive resources transferred to another RIR will be subject to
ARIN policies.
This is potentially a serious problem because transferring policy
encumbrances is likely to cause policy problems in future, if RIR policy
differences crop up.
So the question is: can the RIPE NCC accept transfers from ARIN if the
receiver organisation has signed the ARIN RSA for these resources? And if
transfers are accepted within these terms and there's a conflict between
RIPE NCC policy and ARIN policy, whose policies takes precedence? RIPE's
or ARIN's?
The proposed RIPE Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers of Internet Resources
includes the statement:
"While the transfer is in process, during the time the internet number
resources are registered in the RIPE NCC service region, then RIPE
policies will apply."
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-05
And the RIPE NCC impact analysis states:
"For transfers to the RIPE NCC service region, the resources will only
be registered in the RIPE Registry when the transfer is completed. It is
the RIPE NCC’s understanding that resources being transferred are
subject to the policies of an RIR as long their are registered in its
registry. "
ARIN has confirmed that the proposed policy text is compatible with its
own inter-RIR transfer policy. No potential issues have been indicated.
Further, the complete paragraph 8.4 of the ARIN Number Resource Policy
Manual says:
"Conditions on recipient of the transfer:
- The conditions on a recipient outside of the ARIN region will be
defined by the policies of the receiving RIR.
- Recipients within the ARIN region will be subject to current ARIN
policies and sign an RSA for the resources being received.
- Recipients within the ARIN region must demonstrate the need for up
to a 24-month supply of IPv4 address space.
- The minimum transfer size is a /24."
https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#eight4
Regards,
Marco Schmidt
Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC
