Paul, Thanks for this description.
Do you think you can more explicitly describe the audit mechanisms that exists today, and what RIRs do view in the future, given the NTIA oversight over IANA is going away? Is the NRO Number Council looking at IANA today (in a similar way as IAB/IETF is), or just the result of the RIR coordination, and do you envision that role increase? It is a bit unclear in your message below. At least for me, and if I am wrong and it is there, my apologies. Regards, Patrik On 17 Apr 2014, at 15:35, Paul Rendek <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > As noted in earlier discussions, the National Telecommunications and > Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the U.S. Department of > Commerce, has announced that it intends to transfer key Internet domain > functions (the IANA functions) to the global multi-stakeholder community. An > open process to develop a model for future IANA administration is now > underway. > > The RIPE NCC has published a section on its website that provides background > information on the IANA functions, the role of oversight of IANA and the RIPE > NCC’s relationship to IANA. The pages also detail the process for development > of the future IANA model, and the opportunities for the RIPE community and > RIPE NCC membership to contribute: > http://ripe.net/iana-transition > > The RIPE NCC would like to highlight several key points to help stimulate > community discussion in this area: > > - The IANA function covers three separate areas: Internet resources, domain > names and protocol assignments on behalf of the IETF. The primary concern for > the RIPE NCC is ensuring the continued fair, efficient and stable management > of Internet number resources in any future model or arrangement. > > - The RIPE NCC and the other RIRs actually have relatively few interactions > with IANA. We receive allocations of Internet number resources according to > global policies developed using the same bottom-up processes as in our > regional communities. To date, the U.S. Government’s oversight of IANA has > never been exercised to affect IANA operations or policy development relating > to Internet number resources. > > - The RIPE community and the RIPE NCC work together using a well-established > model of bottom-up, open and inclusive processes. These attributes, which > underpin all RIPE NCC and RIPE community activities, are essential elements > of a "multi-stakeholder" model, specified by the NTIA as a requirement for > any proposal to move forward. > > - The RIRs have developed their own robust structures to allow for > cooperation and coordination on a global level, most notably through the > Number Resource Organization (NRO), which represents all five RIRs working > cooperatively. The NRO Number Council, which is comprised of members from the > five RIR communities (and which also plays the role of the ICANN Address > Supporting Organization Address Council), currently provides oversight of the > global policy development process as it pertains to Internet number resources. > > > It is important that the RIPE NCC membership and the RIPE community's voices > are heard in these discussions, as key stakeholders in how the global pool of > Internet number resources is managed. > > Following discussion with the co-chairs of the RIPE Cooperation Working > Group, we suggest that RIPE community discussion be focused in this working > group, both on the mailing list and in RIPE Meeting sessions. This > arrangement will allow anyone with an interest to participate or follow > discussions, without the need to attend events in person. You can subscribe > to the RIPE Cooperation Working Group mailing list at: > https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/wg-lists/cooperation > > At RIPE 68 in Warsaw, there will be a discussion on the future of the IANA > functions in the Cooperation Working Group session on 15 May (remote > participation will be available): > https://ripe68.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ > > There will be opportunities to consider these issues in all RIPE-related > venues, including ENOG, MENOG and other regional meetings. The RIPE NCC will > also use its Roundtable Meetings to engage with governments and regulators on > this topic. > > Finally, there are channels for global discussion, including the ICANN-hosted > mailing list <[email protected]>: > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition > > The RIPE NCC will actively participate in the global development process that > is being convened by ICANN. The RIPE NCC will be informed and directed by our > community and membership on the best way forward with this transition. > > Kind regards, > > Paul Rendek > Director of External Relations > RIPE NCC >
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