That makes sense to me. On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 8:23 PM Chris Woodfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> Speaking in support, but I’d like to recommend an adjustment in the > proposal text. I think the phrase “unique routing policy, such as BGP” is > technically incorrect; BGP is a protocol, not a policy. BGP is how a > network *communicates* the relevant aspects of its unique routing policy to > its peers, but is not the policy in and of itself. > > As such, where the proposal text says “unique routing policy, such as > BGP”, I think this should read “unique routing policy, implemented via BGP” > - that should fix the bug here. > > Hope this helps, > > -C > > > On Jul 20, 2021, at 12:52 PM, ARIN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 15 July 2021, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-298: > Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy Clarifications" as a Draft > Policy. > > > > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-3 is below and can be found at: > > > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2021_3/ > > > > 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/ > > > > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ > > > > Regards, > > > > Sean Hopkins > > Senior Policy Analyst > > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > > > > > > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-3: Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy > Clarifications > > > > Problem Statement: > > > > At ARIN 47, staff identified three points of potential confusion with > current text in NRPM Section 5: AS Numbers. > > > > 1. “Sites that do not require a unique AS Number should use one or more > of the AS Numbers reserved for private use.” Some customers are not aware > that their need for a unique AS Number depends upon their need (or lack > thereof) to utilize the AS Number on the public Internet. > > > > 2. “In order to be assigned an AS Number, each requesting organization > must provide ARIN with verification that it has one of the following…A > unique routing policy (its policy differs from its border gateway peers)…A > multihomed site.” Few customers qualify for an AS Number under the “unique > routing policy” requirement, specifically because they aren’t aware of what > “unique routing policy” applies to. > > > > 3. “AS Numbers are issued based on current need. An organization should > request an AS Number only when it is already multihomed or will immediately > become multihomed.” All ARIN delegations are based on current needs, and > some customers aren’t aware they need network plans when they request an AS > Number. Additionally, clarification that some organizations may have a > unique need for an AS Number outside of utilizing a unique routing policy, > such as BGP. > > > > Policy statement: > > > > In Section 5 - > > > > Replace > > > > “Sites that do not require a unique AS Number should use one or more of > the AS Numbers reserved for private use.” > > > > with > > > > “Private ASNs should be used only when there is no plan to use them on > the public Internet.” > > > > Replace > > > > “1. A unique routing policy (its policy differs from its border gateway > peers) 2. A multihomed site.” > > > > with > > > > “1. A plan to connect their network using a unique routing policy, such > as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) 2. A network requiring routing policies to > be deployed which are unique only to that network” > > > > Replace > > > > “AS Numbers are issued based on current need. An organization should > request an AS Number only when it is already multihomed or will immediately > become multihomed.” > > > > with > > > > “AS Numbers should be requested when an organization has network plans > ready and is either planning to use a unique routing policy (such as BGP) > or has a unique need for an AS Number.” > > > > Timetable for implementation: Immediate > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ARIN-PPML > > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. >
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