Hello PPML, Having received some feedback on this policy the AC has a follow-up question:
1. As both "special purpose" and "reserved" tend to have specific meanings within the internet community that could cause confusion, the term "defined purpose" has been proposed to refer allocations of space for maintaining critical infrastructure, facilitating IPv6 deployment, or experimental purposes. Does the community feel that "defined purpose" would be a better fit for identifying these types of allocations? We welcome answers to this question, or any additional feedback regarding this policy proposal. Thank you, Kaitlyn Kaitlyn Pellak Amazon – Technical Business Developer II [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 301.921.5566 On 12/13/24, 1:42 PM, "ARIN-PPML on behalf of ARIN" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. The following Draft Policy has been revised: * ARIN-2024-7: Addition of Definitions for General and Special Purpose IP Addresses Revised text is below and can be found at: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2024_7/ <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2024_7/> 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/ <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ <https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/> Regards, Eddie Diego Policy Analyst American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Draft Policy ARIN-2024-7: Addition of Definitions for General and Special Purpose IP Addresses Problem Statement: The Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) often treats general purpose and special purpose IP addresses differently. Unfortunately, we don’t have a convenient to use term to describe these categories, so policy often becomes either excessively wordy or does not correctly capture the intent. Examples of this can be found in section 4.1.8 of the NRPM, and in (currently pending) Draft Policies ARIN-2023-8 (where the fact that 4.4 and 4.10 space isn’t counted against an organization is repeated numerous times) and ARIN-2022-12 (where the text does not exclude 4.4 and 4.10 allocations from being counted against an organization, but it is the intent that those allocations should be ignored). Additionally, temporary allocations under section 11 are rarely carved out, even when 4.4 and 4.10 are, even though it is likely the policy’s intent that these too should be ignored. Policy Statement: Add the following definition to Section 2 2.18 Reserved IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses Addresses that are reserved by ARIN for specific purposes including, but not limited to; maintaining critical infrastructure, facilitating IPv6 deployment, or temporary experimental purposes as approved by ARIN. Timetable for Implementation: Immediate. _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml <https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml> Please contact [email protected] <mailto:[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.
