Agreed. IMO this is *not* was intended by current policy, *particularly* IPv6 policy. If you get a /32, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to use it globally.
Thanks for bringing this up. I think we're going to have a lively discussion next week in Phoenix. :-) -Scott On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Frank Bulk <[email protected]> wrote: > I was requesting some ISP IPv6 space and the kindly ARIN staff posted this > in their response: > > Please reply and verify that you will be using > the requested number resources within the ARIN region > and announcing all routing prefixes of the requested > space from within the ARIN region. In accordance with > section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues number resources > only for use within its region. ARIN is therefore only > able to provide for your in-region numbering needs. > > I'm familiar with the concern about out-of-region folk taking advantage of > ARIN's current IPv4 supply, but I have a few concerns about the wording of > the staff communication. > > a) It's been my understanding thus far that if I'm an ISP that provides > service in multiple places around the world that I may divide my allocation > into smaller prefixes and advertise those to area peers. It seems ARIN > staff would preclude me from doing any of that. "All" is a pretty strong > word, and if ARIN really believes it, a lot of violators could be found. > > b) It seems that Section 2.2 of the NRPM is being misapplied. > 2.2. Regional Internet Registry (RIR) > > Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are established and > authorized by respective regional communities, and > recognized by the IANA to serve and represent large > geographical regions. The primary role of RIRs is to > manage and distribute public Internet address space > within their respective regions. > > While ARIN does issue numbers within its region, section 2.2 does not say > "only for use". If an "only" had be applied, I would suggest that it's > "only manage and distribute". > > If I could be so bold, I'd suggest ARIN to use language something along > these lines in their communications: > > Please reply and verify that you will be using > the requested number resources primarily within the > ARIN region and announcing the majority of routing prefixes > of the requested space from within the ARIN region. > In accordance with section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues > number resources within its region. > > Frank > > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. >
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