On Sep 22, 2014, at 1:05 PM, David Huberman <[email protected]> wrote: > No one participating in the RIR system should be prevented from doing any > bona fide transfer. In the 8.3 world, network operators must be free to buy > and sell IP addresses as it fits their business plans.
David - The above premise implies a policy regime which must always confirm that any transfer of IPv4 space is warranted based on some corresponding needs- assessment of "business plans"... Given that these forward-looking plans can change, what exactly is the value in confirming that the transfer size "fits" with the particular plans? What function is served by doing so? > If we can agree on that, can > we agree that any mechanism which forces a company to do multiple transfers > or buy multiple blocks is a disservice to the community? By any mechanism, do you mean like something such as a "24-month planning horizon"? To put any limit on amount that can be transferred based on a specific planning horizon will always result in multiple transfers over a longer period. Is that a disservice to the community? >> Do you see (per the proposal intent) any opportunities for simplification of >> present >> transfer policy, either by changing the existing proposal or otherwise? > > I'm not going to say yes or not, wrt 2014-20. I don't know yet. Many have advocated elimination of needs-assessment for transfers (and 2014-20 appears to do that for several situations); it seems conflicted to argue for less hurdles for transfers, but also that transfers should be sized to "fit business plans", i.e. committing ARIN and requestors to time-intensive scrutiny of business and technical plans, as occurs in the course of needs-assessment. FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN _______________________________________________ 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.
