Overall I support this change, but I have a few nitpicks: 1) We should only include abbreviations/other names for the term if they're actually used in the NRPM; I think future text that uses this definition would be clearer if we selected a single acronym. 2) I would remove the reference to Ethernet (or provide it as an example); we shouldn't prescribe what L2 switching technology gets used by the IXP 3) I think Autonomous System should probably be capitalized, since we're referring to a specific technical definition.
Proposed Policy Statement: 2.18 Internet Exchange Point: An Internet Exchange Point (IXP) is a shared, physical, switching fabric used by three or more Autonomous Systems for the exchange of data destined for and between their respective networks. Tyler O'Meara AS53727 On Tue, 2024-05-21 at 12:26 -0400, ARIN wrote: > On 16 May 2024, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted “ARIN-prop-332: > Internet Exchange Point Definition” as a Draft Policy. > > Draft Policy ARIN-2024-4 is below and can be found at: > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2024_4 > > 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) > > > Draft Policy ARIN-2024-4: Internet Exchange Point Definition > > Problem Statement: > > The term “Internet Exchange Point” appears in the Number Resource Policy > Manual (NRPM) as an entity eligible for special allocations and treatment but > is not clearly defined. This proposal seeks to define the term as it relates > to ARIN policies. > > Policy Statement: > > 2.18 Internet Exchange Point: > > An Internet Exchange Point, also known as an Exchange Point, Internet > Exchange, IX, IXP or NAP, is a shared, physical, Ethernet switching fabric > used by three or more autonomous systems for the exchange of data destined for > and between their respective networks. > > Comments: None > > 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.
