I personally don’t have much visibility into the resale market for short ASNs, so I’m curious - is there currently a relative supply/demand imbalance that could be alleviated by opening up the ARIN supply to other regions? Or is this meant to address future anticipated imbalances?
-C > On Dec 18, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Mike Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello list, > > I am debating a proposal to allow inter-regional ASN transfers. > Short ASNs have value. > We have brokered inter-regional ASN transfers between RIPE and APNIC. > We have been asked about an ASN transfer from ARIN to APNIC but ARIN policy > forbids this. > The last time this was considered, the proposal was abandoned due to a > cost/benefit analysis, and I am wondering the same objections pertain. > > Here are the reasons for the last abandonment: > > > Regarding 2014-15: > > > > "The following substantive issues were noted by the AC in considering > > this draft policy. > > > > -There is outstanding technical work which must be done prior to > > implementation which would allow RPKI functionality for inter-RIR ASN > > transfers > > -There would be a significant time delay on the full implementation of > > this policy > > -The implementation of 2014-15 requires agreement from all 5 RIRs on a > > method to implement inter-RIR ASN transfers > > -Cleanup of the 2-byte ASN registry at IANA is required before this > > policy could be fully implemented > > -There is significant work which must be done to implement this policy > > amongst all 5 RIRs with limited perceived overall benefit to the > > community, especially when weighed against other competing priorities > > > > While the AC believes that the limited corner case illuminated during > > discussion of this draft policy is valid, it was noted that a valid > > workaround, obtaining a new ASN in an appropriate RIR, is available for > > all members of the community." > > > > Input from staff or community on the current status of these objections is > appreciated. > Considering how it works between RIPE and APNIC, maybe the work mentioned has > been completed? > > Regards, > Mike Burns > > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > <http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml> > Please contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> if you experience any > issues.
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