+1 Our policy should merely enable the ability to do experiments, not drive their outcomes one way or the other.
On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 11:39 AM A N <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree with Owen - "policy" is not the optimal word. "The experiment’s > outcomes must also be published in a publicly accessible policy”. > Most of the time, the results of an experiment don't end up in a policy. > They end up in a research paper, or end up being used by a company/lab. I > think the spirit of this sentence is that doing an experiment on > ARIN-allocated temp research space should result in publishing (however > that's done - could even be a blog post or something) these results > publicly. Perhaps a better phrasing is publicly accessible document, > repository or format? > > Anita Nikolich > (wearing non-ARIN AC hat) > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 6:02 PM Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> “The experiment’s outcomes must also be published in a publicly >> accessible policy”— >> I don’t think policy is the correct final word to this sentence… Many >> experiments (most I would venture to say) don’t result in policies. >> Perhaps document, report, or some other word would be more appropriate >> here? >> >> "Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically >> coordinated in that consideration of any potential negative impact of the >> proposed experiment on the operation of the Internet and its deployed >> services has been considered, and a description of experimenter mitigation >> plans to contain any negative impacts has been provided.” — >> I think “adequately coordinated”, “properly coordinated”, or simply >> “coordinated” would be better choices of wording here. >> >> I think 11.4 can be further simplified… suggest: >> The number Resources are allocated for the duration of the experiment, >> not to exceed one year. An extension may be granted at staff discretion >> upon application to ARIN documenting the need for more time to complete a >> successful experiment. >> >> Owen >> >> >> On Sep 19, 2022, at 13:49 , ARIN <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The following Draft Policy has been revised: >> >> * ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language >> >> Revised text is below and can be found at: >> >> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_8/ >> >> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will >> evaluate the discussion 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-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language >> >> Problem Statement: >> >> Section 11 of the NRPM contains a great deal of language that is either >> explicitly not policy, or is not impactful on ARIN's administration of >> Internet number resources for experimental allocations, or to the customers >> requesting said resources. A revision to transform Section 11 into a >> collection of policies for experimental allocations serves to make the >> Section more easily digested by the reader, and a more functional reference >> for customers and ARIN staff during experimental allocation requests. >> >> Policy statement: >> >> Section 11 Overview >> Current text: >> 11. Experimental Internet Resource Allocations >> ARIN will allocate Numbering Resources to entities requiring temporary >> Numbering Resources for a fixed period of time under the terms of >> recognized experimental activity. >> "Numbering Resources" refers to unicast IPv4 or IPv6 address space and >> Autonomous System numbers. >> The following are the criteria for this policy: >> Proposed text: >> 11. Experimental Internet Resource Allocations >> ARIN will allocate Number Resources to organizations requiring temporary >> Number Resources for a fixed period of time under the terms of a recognized >> experimental activity. >> Section 11.1 >> Current text: >> 11.1. Documentation of Recognized Experimental Activity >> A Recognized Experimental Activity is one where the experiment's >> objectives and practices are described in a publicly accessible document. >> It is a normal requirement that a Recognized Experimental Activity also >> includes the undertaking that the experiment's outcomes be published in a >> publicly accessible document at the end of the experiment. The conditions >> for determining the end of the experiment are to be included in the >> document. Applicants for an experimental allocation are expected to >> demonstrate an understanding that when the experiment ends, the allocation >> will be returned; a successful experiment may need a new allocation under >> normal policies in order to continue in production or commercial use, but >> will not retain the experimental allocation. >> A "publicly accessible document" is a document that is publicly and >> openly available free of charges and free of any constraints of disclosure. >> ARIN will not recognize an experimental activity under this policy if the >> entire research experiment cannot be publicly disclosed. >> ARIN has a strong preference for the recognition of experimental activity >> documentation in the form of a document which has been approved for >> publication by the IESG or by a similar mechanism as implemented by the >> IETF. >> Proposed text: >> 11.1. Eligibility Criteria for Recognized Experimental Activity >> The eligibility criteria for a recognized experimental activity under >> this policy are: >> >> - The experiment’s description and objectives are published in a >> publicly accessible document, which for the purpose of this policy means >> that the document is readily available free of charges to the public, and >> free of any constraints of disclosure within one year after the end of the >> experiment; >> - The experiment’s outcomes must also be published in a publicly >> accessible policy; >> - Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically >> sound within the meaning of ARIN’s Policy Development Process; >> - Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically >> coordinated in that consideration of any potential negative impact of the >> proposed experiment on the operation of the Internet and its deployed >> services has been considered, and a description of experimenter mitigation >> plans to contain any negative impacts has been provided. >> >> Retire Sections 11.2 and 11.3 >> Section 11.4 >> Current text: >> 11.4. Resource Allocation Term and Renewal >> The Numbering Resources are allocated for a period of one year. The >> allocation can be renewed on application to ARIN providing information as >> per Detail One. The identity and details of the applicant and the allocated >> Numbering Resources will be published under the conditions of ARIN's normal >> publication policy. At the end of the experiment, resources allocated under >> this policy will be returned to the available pool. >> Proposed text: >> 11.4. Resource Allocation Term and Renewal >> The Number Resources are allocated for a period of one year under this >> policy. The allocation can be renewed on application to ARIN by providing >> information as to why an extension is necessary for a successful >> experiment. The resources allocated under this policy must be returned to >> ARIN as soon as the recognized experimental activity has ended. >> Section 11.5 >> Current text: >> 11.5. Single Resource Allocation per Experiment >> ARIN will make one-off allocations only, on an annual basis to any >> applicant. Additional allocations to an organization already holding >> experimental activity resources relating to the specified activity outside >> the annual cycle will not be made unless justified by a subsequent complete >> application. >> It's important for the requesting organization to ensure they have >> sufficient resources requested as part of their initial application for the >> proposed experimental use. >> Proposed text: >> 11.5. Single Resource Allocation per Recognized Experimental Activity >> ARIN will make only one allocation per recognized experimental activity. >> An allocation may consist of multiple Number Resources if required for the >> conduct of the recognized experimental activity. Additional allocations to >> an organization already holding experimental Number Resources will not be >> made under this policy unless justified by a subsequent complete >> application relating to a different experimental activity. >> Retire Section 11.6 >> Section 11.7 >> Current text: >> 11.7. Resource Allocation Guidelines >> The Numbering Resources requested come from the global Internet Resource >> space, do not overlap currently assigned space, and are not from private or >> other non-routable Internet Resource space. The allocation size shall be >> consistent with the existing ARIN minimum allocation sizes, unless smaller >> allocations are intended to be explicitly part of the experiment. If an >> organization requires more resources than stipulated by the minimum >> allocation size in force at the time of its request, the request must >> clearly describe and justify why a larger allocation is required. All >> research allocations must be registered publicly in whois. Each research >> allocation will be designated as a research allocation with a comment >> indicating when the allocation will end. >> Proposed text: >> 11.7. Resource Allocation Guidelines >> The Number Resources requested shall come from the global Number Resource >> space, shall not overlap any currently assigned space, and shall not be >> from private or other non-routable Number Resource space. The allocation >> size shall be consistent with the existing ARIN minimum allocation sizes, >> unless smaller allocations are explicitly required due to the nature of the >> experiment. If an organization requires more resources than stipulated by >> the minimum allocation size in force at the time of its request, the >> request must clearly describe and justify why a larger allocation is >> required. All research allocations must be registered publicly in ARIN’s >> directory services. Each research allocation will be designated as a >> research allocation with a comment indicating when the allocation will end. >> Section 11.8 >> Current text: >> 11.8. Commercial Use Prohibited >> If there is any evidence that the temporary resource is being used for >> commercial purposes, or is being used for any activities not documented in >> the original experiment description provided to ARIN, ARIN reserves the >> right to immediately withdraw the resource and reassign it to the free pool. >> Proposed text: >> 11.8. Commercial Use Prohibited >> If there is any evidence that the temporary resource is being used for >> commercial purposes or is being used for any activities not documented in >> the original experiment description provided to ARIN, ARIN reserves the >> right to immediately withdraw the resource. >> Retire Section 11.9 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > _______________________________________________ > 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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