Reading these changes, the majority of these proposed updates appear strictly editorial, but a few appear to at least have the potential to have an effect on policy, however subtle, as references to ASNs are being added in a few places where it wasn’t before, replacing the term “IPv4 address resources” had been used prior - a term could be interpreted as to *not* include ASNs.
That said, these changes appear to be a positive clarification of the existing policy, and as such, I support as written. Thanks, -Chris > On Mar 9, 2021, at 12:45 PM, ARIN <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 18 February 2021, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-296: > ASN Clarifications to Sections 2, 8 and 10" as a Draft Policy. > > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-1 is below and can be found at: > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2021_1/ > <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2021_1/> > > You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will > evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft > policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in > the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are: > > * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration > * Technically Sound > * Supported by the Community > > The PDP can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/ > <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/> > > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ > <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/> > > Regards, > > Sean Hopkins > Senior Policy Analyst > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-1: ASN Clarifications to Sections 2, 8 and 10 > > Problem Statement: > > The community has raised concerns that the current language in Section 8 is > not clear regarding ASN-only transactions. There are also some language and > reference inconsistancies which should be addressed while adjusting Section 8 > and concordant adjustments to Sections 2 and 10. > > Policy Statement: > > Add a definition for ASN in Section 2: > > Section 2.X Autonomous System Number (ASN) > > An Autonomous System Number (ASN) is a unique identifier which represents a > collection of network resources operated under a common routing policy > administration, known as an autonomous system. > > In Section 8.2: > > Replace > > “The Internet number resources being transferred as part of an 8.2 transfer > will not be subject to a needs-based assessment during the process of the 8.2 > transfer.” > > with > > “The Internet number resources being transferred as part of a transfer under > section 8.2 will not be subject to a needs-based assessment during the > process of the transfer.” > > Replace > > “The recipient must provide evidence that they have acquired the assets that > use the resources to be transferred from the current registrant.” > > with > > “The recipient must provide evidence that it has acquired the assets that use > the resources to be transferred from the current registrant.” > > Replace > > “The recipient must show that they have acquired the entire entity which is > the current registrant.” > > with > > “The recipient must show that it has acquired the entire entity which is the > current registrant.” > > Replace > > “An organization which serves as the source of an 8.2 IPv4 transfer will not > be allowed to apply for IPv4 address space under section 4.1.8 ARIN Waitlist > for a period of 36 months following said transfer unless the recipient > organization remains a subsidiary, parent company, or under common ownership > with the source organization.” > > with > > “An organization which serves as the source of an IPv4 transfer under section > 8.2 will not be allowed to apply for IPv4 address space under section 4.1.8 > ARIN Waitlist for a period of 36 months following said transfer unless the > recipient organization remains a subsidiary, parent company, or under common > ownership with the source organization.” > > In Section 8.3: > > Replace > > “In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 numbers resources and ASNs > may be transferred according to the following conditions.” > > with > > “In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 address and/or ASN > resources may be transferred according to the following conditions.” > > Replace > > “The source entity must be the current registered holder of the IPv4 address > resources, and not be involved in any dispute as to the status of those > resources.” > > with > > “The source entity must be the current registered holder of the IPv4 address > and/or ASN resources, and not be involved in any dispute as to the status of > those resources.” > > Replace > > “Number resources received as the result of an 8.2 transfer are out of scope > for the purposes of this restriction.” > > with > > “Number resources received as the result of a transfer under section 8.2 are > out of scope for the purposes of this restriction.” > > In Section 8.4: > > Replace > > “Inter-regional transfers of IPv4 number resources and ASNs may take place > only via RIRs who agree to the transfer and share reciprocal, compatible > needs-based policies.” > > with > > “Inter-regional transfers of IPv4 addresses and/or ASN resources may take > place only via RIRs who agree to the transfer and share reciprocal, > compatible needs-based policies.” > > Replace > > “The source entity must be the current rights holder of the IPv4 address > resources recognized by the RIR responsible for the resources, and not be > involved in any dispute as to the status of those resources.” > > with > > “The source entity must be the current rights holder of the IPv4 address > and/or ASN resources recognized by the RIR responsible for the resources, and > not be involved in any dispute as to the status of those resources.” > > Replace > > “Source entities within the ARIN region must not have received a transfer, > allocation, or assignment of IPv4 number resources from ARIN for the 12 > months prior to the approval of a transfer request, unless either the source > or recipient entity owns or controls the other, or both are under common > ownership or control. Number resources received as the result of an 8.2 > transfer are out of scope for the purposes of this restriction.” > > with > > “Source entities within the ARIN region must not have received a transfer, > allocation, or assignment of IPv4 addresses from ARIN for the 12 months prior > to the approval of a transfer request, unless either the source or recipient > entity owns or controls the other, or both are under common ownership or > control. Number resources received as the result of a section 8.2 transfer > are out of scope for the purposes of this restriction.” > > Add a space between “Section” and “4.4” in the fourth bullet under > “Conditions on source of the transfer” > > In Section 8.5.6: > > Replace > > “Organizations with direct assignments or allocations from ARIN must have > efficiently utilized at least 50% of their cumulative IPv4 address blocks in > order to receive additional space. This includes all space reassigned to > their customers.” > > with > > “Organizations with direct assignments or allocations from ARIN must have > efficiently utilized at least 50% of their cumulative IPv4 address blocks in > order to receive additional IPv4 space. This includes all IPv4 space > reassigned to their customers.” > > In Section 8.5.7: > > Replace > > “In lieu of 8.5.5 and 8.5.6, organizations may qualify for additional IPv4 > address blocks by demonstrating 80% utilization of their currently allocated > space.” > > with > > “In lieu of the requirements in sections 8.5.5 and 8.5.6, organizations may > qualify for additional IPv4 address blocks by demonstrating 80% utilization > of their currently allocated space.” > > Replace > > “An organization may qualify via 8.5.7 for a total of a /16 equivalent in any > 6 month period.” > > with > > “An organization may qualify via section 8.5.7 for a total of a /16 > equivalent in any 6 month period.” > > In Section 10.3: > > Replace > > “This document describes the policy governing the allocation of Autonomous > System Numbers (ASNs) from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries > (RIRs).” > > with > > “This document describes the policy governing the allocation of ASNs from the > IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).” > > Timetable for implementation: Immediate. > > Anything else: > > This proposal is intended to be purely editorial in nature > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-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: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > <https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml> > Please contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> if you experience any > issues.
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