On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 11:32 AM Mike Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > Every LIR is a mini-ARIN by nature, isn't it?
No. And yes. And no. I personally dislike the term "Local Internet Registry" precisely because it creates this ambiguity. I'd be happier if we just stuck with "ISP." To my point of view, a network service includes IP addresses. The ISP isn't really acting as a mini-ARIN, they're providing a network service. When they provide so many IP addresses with the service that it becomes a number policy concern then you could say they're acting as a mini-ARIN. Which I think is a problem. There's a long-standing practice of ISPs assigning /24s and more to end-users which then find their way into the BGP table disaggregated from the ISP's allocation. That troubles me almost as much as the folks who want to be straight-up mini ARINs without providing network services. I actually did a 10-minute presentation at an ARIN meeting in Atlanta years and years ago where I talked about forward-looking developments in routing technology and the impairment that ISP disaggregates could impose. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin [email protected] https://bill.herrin.us/ _______________________________________________ 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.
