Jason,
I agree with the general intent of what you have written below.
However, I believe the "may begin" was used to allow IANA and the RIRs
some flexibility to do the "right thing" based on the circumstances at
the time when one of the RIRs drops below /9.
One situation where it might be the right thing to wait, is if one of
the RIRs drops below /9 just before one of the prescribed dates (March
1, or September 1), like within a month or less. In this circumstance,
I think it would be best to just wait for the next prescribed date,
rather than make the initial disbursement and then make a scheduled
disbursement less than a month later.
Where as, if one of the prescribed dates has just past, then it makes no
sense to wait the nearly 6 months for the next prescribed date.
Thanks.
On 12/4/13, 07:37 , 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]
<mailto:[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
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