On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:02 PM, David Huberman < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Marty, > > 1) In 2010/2011, ARIN started seeing applications for IPv4 addresses from > out of the region. > > 2) The staff prepared a report which Leslie presented at a Public Policy > Meeting, and a draft policy proposal was prepared and presented to the > community at the 2011 ARIN meeting in Philadelphia. As a result of the > consensus of the room at that meeting, and as a result of further community > feedback over the years, ARIN implemented policy thusly: > ALL OUT-OF-REGION USE which is not tied to a route announcement originating > from a router in the ARIN region is not counted when staff measure > utilization towards obtaining additional assignments from ARIN. > > To be clear: > -I have a /20. > - I want to transfer in more space via 8.3. > - To qualify for an 8.3 transfer, I have to be 80%+ utilized on my /20. > - I announce and use a /21 in Chicago > - I announce and use a /21 in Hong Kong > - I am 100% utilized. > - I have no backbone, and no other route announcements are present. > > ARIN will deny the request to transfer in more space. They count me at > 50% utilized because the Hong Kong space is used out of region, with no > cover route anchored from equipment in the ARIN region. > > 3) This explains why ARIN has a standard question to every request: > > "In accordance with section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues number resources > for use within its region. Please confirm the requested number resources > will be routed within the ARIN region." > > Does that un-confuse you? I believe ARIN should no longer take topology > into account. ARIN had good reasons to do so formerly, but with exhaustion > now reached, I think those reasons are moot. > Why do we need a policy to undo something that was never a policy in the first place? What was made up on the fly should be able to undone in the same manner, especially considering how egregious this proposal is. Best, -M<
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