+1 On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 11:30 AM ripedenis--- via db-wg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Colleagues > > The DB-WG chairs have agreed to create "NWI-10 Definition of Country". > This is an issue that has been debated many times over many years and needs > a solution. The Solution Definition below is based on a presentation made > at RIPE 78 by the RIPE NCC. > > There has been very little discussion on this since RIPE 78 so perhaps we > can have a final round of pros and cons over this next week and then see if > we have a consensus. > > cheers > denis > > co-chair DB-WG > > > NWI-10 Definition of Country > > Problem Definition > There is no clarity for the meaning of the country code attribute in the > RIPE Database and the Extended Delegated statistics. This creates confusion > and inconsistencies. > > Historically the country code was used to refer to the location of the > network. Until recently this location was, in most cases, identical to the > legal presence of the resource holder. However, in recent years there has > been a growing number of resource holders that have, for various reasons, > their legal presence in one country, but the network located in another > country. There is also a growing number of out-of-region members resulting > in an increase in requests to update the country code in the Extended > Delegated Statistics for different purposes (e.g. commercial). > > While the country code attribute in the RIPE Database can be updated > directly by the resource holder, the Extended Delegated Statistics are > maintained by the RIPE NCC and they were created as part of a joint effort > from the RIRs with a specific purpose. > > > Solution Definition > 1. The country code for resource objects in the RIPE Database should > remain as it is currently, ie the resource holder remains responsible for > maintaining this attribute and deciding what the country code should be, > according to whatever criteria best suits their needs. > > 2. A new attribute should be added to the ORGANISATION object, which > contains a country code that refers to where the resource holder is legally > based. The RIPE NCC would be responsible for this field and would only make > updates to this field after being provided with documentation that proves > the resources holder is legally-based in another country. This would > essentially be the same process for updating an organisation's legal name > currently. > > 3. The new country code value in the ORGANISATION object would then be > reflected in the Extended Delegated Statistics – so that this file will > show where the holder of a resource is legally based and will not make any > claims about where the resources are being used. This will ensure the > Extended Delegated Statistics file is consistent with those published by > the other RIRs. This may mean there is a greater divergence between the > country code contained in resource objects in the RIPE Database and those > listed in the statistics file. As the country code in the resource objects > only has meaning to the resource holder, which should be made clear, this > should not be a problem. > > >
