Personally, I am of the opinion that if we are going to take this step, we should consider new terminology altogether.
Perhaps “registration” or “issuance” or similar. The meaning of allocation and assignment while a source of multiple misunderstandings over the years hsve been etched into many of our brains as having distinct connotations. If we’re going to change the connotation, then I think rather than moving to one of the previous terms, we should use a new term. Owen > On Sep 29, 2023, at 11:21, ARIN <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following Draft Policy has been revised: > > * ARIN-2022-12: Direct Assignment Language Update > > Revised text is below and can be found at: > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_12/ > > 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, > > Eddie Diego > Policy Analyst > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > Problem Statement: > > As a result of ARIN's fee harmonization direct assignments are no longer > being utilized within ARIN databases therefore language around that has been > deprecated and should be modernized and aligned with current ARIN practices. > > Policy Statement: > > Section 2.5: > > Update definition of Allocation and Assignment to reflect current practice. > > FROM: > > “Allocation - IP addresses delegated to an organization directly by ARIN for > the purpose of subsequent distribution by the recipient organization to other > parties. > > Assignment - IP addresses delegated to an organization directly by ARIN for > the exclusive use of the recipient organization.” > > TO: > > “Allocation - IP addresses issued directly from ARIN to an organization. > > Assignment - Allocation. [Note: The use of assignment as a differentiating > term has been deprecated. Assignment should instead be read as Allocation.] > > > Section 2.6: > > Change “receiving assignments of” to “issued.” > > FROM: > > “2.6 End User > > An end-user is an organization receiving assignments of IP addresses > exclusively for use in its operational networks.” > > TO: > > “2.6 End User > > An end-user is an organization issued IP addresses exclusively for use in its > operational networks.” > > > Section 2.8 > > Change “allocated or assigned” to “issued.” > > FROM: > > “2.8. Registration Services Agreement (RSA) > > Number resources allocated or assigned by ARIN under these policies are > subject to a contractual agreement between ARIN and the resource holder. > Throughout this document, any and all forms of this agreement, past or > future, are simply referred to as the Registration Services Agreement (RSA).” > > TO: > > “2.8. Registration Services Agreement (RSA) > > Internet number resources issued by ARIN under these policies are subject to > a contractual agreement between ARIN and the resource holder. Throughout this > document, any and all forms of this agreement, past or future, are simply > referred to as the Registration Services Agreement (RSA).” > > > Section 3.6.3: > > Change paragraph 1 text > > FROM: “This policy applies to every Organization that has a direct > assignment, direct allocation, or AS number from ARIN” > > TO: “This policy applies to every Organization that has Internet number > resources issued by ARIN" > > RESULT: “This policy applies to every Organization that has Internet number > resources issued by ARIN (or one of its predecessor registries) or a > reallocation from an upstream ISP. This includes but is not limited to > upstream ISPs and their downstream ISP customers (as defined by NRPM 2.5 and > 2.6), but not reassignments made to their downstream end user customers.” > > > Section 4.2.2: > > Replace text as follows > > FROM: “All ISP organizations without direct assignments or allocations from > ARIN qualify for an initial allocation of up to a /22, subject to ARIN’s > minimum allocation size. > > All ISP organizations without direct allocations, direct assignments, > re-allocations or reassignments automatically qualify for a /24. These > organizations are exempt from requirements of showing the efficient > utilization of previously held IPv4 space. These organizations may qualify > for a larger than a /24 by documenting how the requested allocation will be > utilized within the request size specified in 4.2.4.3. > > ISPs holding re-allocations and/or reassignments must show the efficient > utilization of their resources consistent with the requirements in sections > 4.2.3 and 4.2.4.” > > TO: “All ISP organizations without any IPv4 addresses qualify for an initial > allocation of a /24. ISPs providing a 24-month utilization plan for the > request size specified, may receive up to a /22. ISPs holding re-allocations > and/or reassignments must show the efficient utilization of their resources > consistent with the requirements in sections 4.2.3 and 4.2.4.” > > > Section 4.3.2: > > Change paragraph 1 text > > FROM: "End-user organizations without direct assignments or allocations from > ARIN qualify for an initial assignment of ARIN’s minimum assignment size. > > TO: “End-user organizations without an IPv4 allocation qualify for an initial > allocation of ARIN’s minimum allocation size.” > > > Section 6.5.8: > > Change section title > > FROM: “Direct Assignments from ARIN to End-user Organizations” > > TO: “End-user Allocations” > > > Section 8.5.4: > > Change section text > > FROM: “Organizations without direct assignments or allocations from ARIN > qualify for transfer of an initial IPv4 block of ARIN’s minimum transfer > size.” > > TO: “Organizations without an IPv4 allocation qualify for transfer of an > initial IPv4 allocation of ARIN’s minimum transfer size.” > > > Section 8.5.6: > > Change section text > > FROM: “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 addresses. This includes all IPv4 > space reassigned to their customers.” > > TO: “Organizations with an IPv4 allocation must have efficiently utilized at > least 50% of their cumulative IPv4 address blocks in order to receive > additional IPv4 addresses. This includes all IPv4 space reassigned to their > customers.” > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]). 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