On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Steven Ryerse <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know I'm stating the obvious here. As a /20 from the free pool is "exactly > the same resource" as a /20 from the transfer pool there is no valid reason > to treat them differently Steve - Issuing a /20 from the regional IPv4 free pool is allocating a resource that comes from a rather small and rapidly diminishing inventory; an inventory which is fixed in size, does not get replenished and is inelastic with respect to demand. Approving transfer of a /20 which is coming from an existing resource holder does not deplete the regional IPv4 free pool, and the supply of IPv4 address blocks available for transfer will vary based on demand (as parties will compare their requirements and utilization [or lack thereof] to the market to determine if it is worth making their resources available. These may be resources that are already in use, or may be resource underutilized in their present state. It cannot be assumed that applying the policy for issuance from the IPv4 free pool to requests for address transfer will appropriately strike the right balance among the principles and goals that ARIN seeks to fulfill (more specifically, the principles outlined in Section 1 of the Number Resource Policy Manual - <https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#one>) ARIN recognizes conservation and stewardship principles are applicable to the number resources in the region, and this definitely must be considered for policy that issues resources from the finite regional IPv4 inventory. Allowing transfer of already-issued number resources from present address holder to network operators does not pose the same conservation issue, and may actually further ARIN's stewardship duties by improving distribution of unique number resources to "entities building and operating networks." In the end, it is up to the community to decide the right balance in the application of these goals and principles and determine the right policy for each of the various types of requests. That may be the same policy, or different policy, but it is fairly clear the requests themselves pose some different issues to be considered when it comes to meeting the ARIN's goals and principles for number resource administration. Thanks! /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.
