It says that allocations "may" be made straight away (but not "should" or "must").
I would agree there is no real benefit to waiting, and it would bring more clarity and predictability to make the allocations immediately. -Scott On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Jason Schiller wrote: > It seems fairly clear to me that that the policy instructs IANA to make > the first allocation immediately upon one RIR dropping below a /9 > inventory, and there after must wait until the next 6-month window opens up > for subsequent allocations. > > The window serves to allow IANA to collect IPs in its Recovered IPv4 > Pool, and then have fixed point in time when the amount of IPs is totaled > and divided. At the time the first RIR drops below a /9, IANA will have > already had sufficient time to collect IPs. > > It also seems obvious to me that, there is a fair bit of complexity in > describing this behavior and if the authors desired IANA to wait for the > next 6-month window to open, then this policy text would have been much > shorter. > > If you think this policy suggests the IANA should wait for the next > 6-month window to open, please speak up. > > Thanks, > > __Jason > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Jason Schiller > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > >> I wanted to advise the community, and seek its input on the question of >> when IANA should make its first allocation from the Recovered IPv4 Pool. >> >> It seems some read the global policy and conclude that the Recovered IPv4 >> Pool becomes active immediately after one RIR dipping below a /9 of >> inventory and IANA should straight away >> make an allocation and then make its next allocation after crossing the >> next 6-month period starting on March 1st or September 1st. >> >> It seems some read the global policy and conclude that the IANA should >> make its first allocation from the after crossing the next 6-month period >> starting on March 1st or September 1st after one RIR dipping below a /9 of >> inventory. >> >> In short should IANA make an allocation after one RIR dipping below a /9 >> of inventory or should it wait until the next 6-month period opens up? >> >> Below is the email we have received regarding this question: >> >> Dear Louie, >> >> As you chair the ASO AC, I am seeking your guidance on the >> interpretation of the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation >> Mechanisms by the IANA, which was ratified in May 2012. >> >> The global policy defines states that "Allocations from the IANA may >> begin once the pool is declared active." It is not clear whether this >> means that allocation from the Recovered IPv4 Pool should be made >> straight away or whether they should happen at the start of the next >> "IPv4 allocation period," the "6-month period following 1 March or 1 >> September." >> >> We hope you can advise us on the intended meaning of this sentence, so >> that we can implement the policy appropriately. >> >> We look forward to receiving your response on this question of >> interpretation of the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation >> Mechanisms by the IANA. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Leo Vegoda >> ICANN >> >> >> >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________________ >> Jason Schiller|NetOps|[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> '[email protected]');>|571-266-0006 >> >> > > > -- > _______________________________________________________ > Jason Schiller|NetOps|[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>|571-266-0006 > > -- Scott
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