Hello Jason,

John has asked me to provide answers to your questions below.

Note that past utilization trends and future plans are both considered in every 
case, except in those less common cases where there is no prior utilization at 
all (e.g., NRPM 4.4 and 4.10). Sometimes the prior utilization is weighted more 
heavily, and other times the future plans are more heavily weighted. It is 
truly on a case-by-case basis where the weight is placed.


From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf 
of Jason Schiller <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
John,

Thank you for the lengthy description.  I'm not sure I understand what your
estimate means so I will attempt to restate them for clarity.

It sounds like in 50% - 75% of the requests that are approved
have historical utilization is sufficient to provide approval.  Example A & C.

Correct. Many organizations are requesting a block size that is supported by 
the organization’s prior rate of utilization. We still review the information 
they provide about their future need, but can heavily rely on their 
demonstrated past utilization to support the block size they are requesting.

Further, we are finding that many organizations in this 50-75% category 
continue to request less than they could qualify for in a 24-month needs 
assessment. It would seem they are still adjusting to the change from a 3-month 
(or 12-month for end-users) needs assessment to the 24-month assessments. When 
it is obvious this is the case, we communicate with the organization to ensure 
they are fully aware of the policies.


It sounds like in 25% - 50% of the requests that are approved
have historical utilization is not sufficient to provide approval.  Example B.

It sounds like you did not provide information on how often a request
justified on a future projection is approved only in the amount justified
by historical utilization Example C, or is altogether denied or abandoned.

25% - 50% of the requests are unable to justify the block size they are 
requesting with the heaviest consideration weight being applied to their prior 
utilization trend. This results in ARIN staff giving increased weight 
consideration to the documentation they provide supporting their future 
projections. Sometimes this results in the approval of the requested block 
size, other times it results in ARIN staff approving a block size smaller than 
what was requested. Even with 24-month needs assessments, we still find we are 
unable to approve the requested block size for all organizations when it is not 
supported by prior utilization history and/or the documentation provided to 
support future need.



Do these numbers include both end-user and ISP requests?
Could you provide a similar estimate broken down between end-user and ISP 
requests?

This includes both end-users and ISPs. The percentage breakdown is very close 
between the two.


Do both ISP requests and end-user requests have the same percentage
of requests approved being more heavily weighted by historical utilization
trend information?

 Or do end-user requests have a higher percentage of approvals being
 more heavily weighted by historical utilization trend information?

Or do ISP requests have a higher percentage of approvals being
 more heavily weighted by historical utilization trend information?

Slightly more cases are approved based on stronger weighting of prior 
utilization for ISPs than for end-users. It is slightly more common for an 
end-user to request IPv4 from ARIN with no prior demonstrated utilization. We 
do note, however, that this may increase over time, as end-users find it more 
difficult to obtain a reassignment of IPv4 address space from providers 
post-depletion.

Warm regards,

Richard Jimmerson
CIO & Interim Director of Registration Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers


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