The AC has been discussing the following ideas on their list and I have
drafted the following policy proposal as an outcome. We are posting the
ideas and proposal here to PPML for community discussion. This draft
has not been submitted formally to the PDP process at this point. I
believed having initial feedback from the community before submitting
would be a valuable addition before going into the formal process.
You comments are welcome.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Template: ARIN-POLICY-PROPOSAL-TEMPLATE-3.0
1. Policy Proposal Name: Reassignment records for IPv4 End-Users
4. Problem Statement:
End-User Organizations do not have the ability to create reassignment
records in the number resource database.
Reassignment records can be used for a number of different functions
which could benefit the overall desire to increase database accuracy by
allowing organizations to add additional details in the database.
The following reasons have been noted as positive reasons to allow the
creation of additional records.
- Geolocation (allows an organization to specify a different location
within the database which is used by organizations creating geo-location
by IP address databases)
- Subsidiary reassignment (allows an organization to note that a
portion of their netblock is in use by a different subsidiary entity)
- Assignment to contracted parties (some organizations have contracts
with other organizations which are operating networks under agreements
with the registrant, this allows the top-level organizations to
accurately specify the organization operating the network in the number
resource database)
- More specific contact information (some organizations operate large
networks which don’t necessarily have the same technical or abuse
contact information)
5. Policy statement:
Create new section 4.3.x
End-user organizations which have an active registration services
agreement shall be permitted to create reassignment records in the
number resource database. Organizations shall use the guidelines
outlined in section 4.2.3 when creating reassignment records.
6. Comments:
a. Timetable for implementation: immediately
b. Anything else:
It is noted by the author of this policy proposal that one of the
distinctions in the service between ISPs and End-Users has been the
ability for an organization to create reassignment records.
This policy proposal stretches across responsibilities areas as it
impacts number policy, ARIN operational practice, and fees.
Below we have noted the three areas and the different responsibilities:
A) Providing reassignment support for end-user assignments, for those
who wish to use it
This is an ARIN Service issue - could be an suggestion/consultation
process, so long as any implied additional workload/cost can be
accommodated in budget and the community supports
B) New requirement on end-users to provide reassignment information in
certain circumstances so that ARIN will treat their usage assertion credibly
This is a policy issue. These requirements should be vetted through the
policy development process.
C) Fee Implications of ISPs moving to end-user category
This is Board issue, but first requires a community discussion or
consultation to be held to solicit community input on desired outcome.
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