"Policy" is completely the wrong word. Policies must be enacted according the
the Policy Development Process, not by the published results of an experiment,
as interpreted by the experimenter.
I agree that the results of any experiment conducted under this policy should be
publicly and freely available. Perhaps ARIN should provide a page or set of
pages on their web site with the description, status and results of all past and
current experiments conducted under this policy, but I think that is an
operational issue. The policy itself should just say something like "the
results of any experiments conducted under this policy must be made publicly and
freely available" and leave the details to the ARIN staff.
On 10/18/2022 5:07 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote:
+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]
<mailto:[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] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
The following Draft Policy has been revised:
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* ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language
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Revised text is below and can be found at:
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https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_8/
<https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_8/>
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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:
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* Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
* Technically Sound
* Supported by the Community
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The PDP can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
<https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/>
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Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
<https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/>
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Regards,
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Sean Hopkins
Senior Policy Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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Draft Policy ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language
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Problem Statement:
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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.
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Policy statement:
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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
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