Makes sense to me. +1 …karl
> On Dec 24, 2014, at 11:21 AM, ARIN <[email protected]> wrote: > > Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17 > Change Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate > > On 18 December 2014 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) recommended > ARIN-2014-17 for adoption, making it a Recommended Draft Policy. > > ARIN-2014-17 is below and can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2014_17.html > > You are encouraged to discuss Draft Policy 2014-17 on the PPML prior to > the upcoming ARIN Public Policy Consultation at NANOG 63 in San Antonio in > February 2015. Both the discussion on the list and at the meeting will be > used by the ARIN Advisory Council to determine the community consensus for > adopting this as policy. > > The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html > > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html > > Regards, > > Communications and Member Services > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > ## * ## > > > Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17 > Change Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate > > Date: 19 October 2014 > > AC's assessment of conformance with the Principles of Internet Number > Resource Policy: > > This proposal enables fair and impartial number resource administration by > removing an impediment to additional allocations seen by some organizations > due to the shortening of the assignment window to three months and the > gradual reduction of minimum block size over the past 5 years. This draft > proposal applies equally to all organizations and now requires that any > netblock show at least 50% utilization before an additional block can be > allocated or assigned. The policy is clear and implementable as written. This > proposal is technically sound. There are no technical issues which are raised > by changing the utilization definition within the NRPM. This proposal is > supported by the community. Support for this draft proposal has been growing > as it has been discussed. Additional support from the community was seen as > issues which were brought to the attention of the community by the first > staff and legal assessment have been mitigated. > > Problem Statement: > > Current ARIN policy calculates utilization on a per allocation basis rather > than in aggregate. This method of determining utilization may cause some > organizations to be unable to qualify for additional address blocks despite > attempting to use their resource allocations as best as possible. This issue > has been exacerbated in the past couple of years due to the 3-month > allocation window which causes organizations to receive smaller > non-expandable allocations rather than a larger aggregate. > > For example, if an organization has 4 x /22 and 3 of them are utilized 100% > and the fourth utilized at 75%, an additional allocation request would be > denied. However, an organization with a single /20 utilized at 80% would have > less efficient utilization but would be eligible to receive additional space. > > Policy statement: > > Replace Section 4.2.4.1 > > ISPs must have efficiently utilized all allocations, in aggregate, to at > least 80% and at least 50% of every allocation in order to receive additional > space. This includes all space reassigned to their customers. > > Replace Section 4.3.6.1 > > End-users must have efficiently utilized all assignments, in aggregate, to at > least 80% and at least 50% of every assignment in order to receive additional > space, and must provide ARIN with utilization details. > > Timetable for implementation: Immediate > > ##### > > ARIN STAFF ASSESSMENT > > Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17 > Change Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate > Date of Assessment: November 2014 > > 1. Summary (Staff Understanding) > > This policy removes the current requirement to have efficiently utilized all > previous allocations and assignments, and 80% of the most recent one, and > replaces it with the requirement to have efficiently utilized all allocations > and assignments in aggregate, to at least 80% overall, with at least a 50% > utilization of every allocated or assigned block. > > 2. Comments > > A. ARIN Staff Comments > > Based on staff experience, the 80% utilization rate of the last block has > been periodically problematic for smaller ISPs, but not for medium to larger > ISPs. Staff has seen situations where a small ISP with a /22 may need to > issue a /24 to a customer but not have any available, not be at 80% utilized, > and therefore, not be able to request additional space. > > This policy could be implemented as written. > > B. ARIN General Counsel - Legal Assessment > > The policy does not present material legal issues. Allocation rules to > address concerns of small ISP's indicate ARIN's continued attempts to balance > the needs of stewardship with the needs of different sectors. > > 3. Resource Impact > > This policy would have minimal resource impact from an implementation aspect. > It is estimated that implementation would occur within 3 months after > ratification by the ARIN Board of Trustees. The following would be needed in > order to implement: > · Updated guidelines and internal procedures > · Staff training > > 4. Proposal/Draft Policy Text Assessed > > Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17 Change Utilization Requirements from > last-allocation to total-aggregate > Date: 19 October 2014 > Problem Statement: > Current ARIN policy calculates utilization on a per allocation basis rather > than in aggregate. This method of determining utilization may cause some > organizations to be unable to qualify for additional address blocks despite > attempting to use their resource allocations as best as possible. This issue > has been exacerbated in the past couple of years due to the 3-month > allocation window which causes organizations to receive smaller > non-expandable allocations rather than a larger aggregate. > For example, if an organization has 4 x /22 and 3 of them are utilized 100% > and the fourth utilized at 75%, an additional allocation request would be > denied. However, an organization with a single /20 utilized at 80% would have > less efficient utilization but would be eligible to receive additional space. > Policy statement: > Replace Section 4.2.4.1 > ISPs must have efficiently utilized all allocations, in aggregate, to at > least 80% and at least 50% of every allocation in order to receive additional > space. This includes all space reassigned to their customers. > Replace Section 4.3.6.1 > End-users must have efficiently utilized all assignments, in aggregate, to at > least 80% and at least 50% of every assignment in order to receive additional > space, and must provide ARIN with utilization details. > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
