On Jul 7, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Stephen Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> - I think the doc should distinguish between transfers of "live" >>> address space vs. transfers of space that is not currently in >>> use. The former are more complex tan the latter and thus merit a >>> different discussion >> operationally, you do not have a solid proof of [dis-]use. and i do not >> see how they should be treated differently. prudence says do it as if it >> is live. > The TAO I-D describes the differences in constraints imposed on the > transfer process based on live vs. unused space. Unused is much, much easier > and seems to be the most common type of space transferred across RIR > boundaries. > Thus it seems worth considering the distinction in a discussion of the > problem.
I wasn't looking for this, but I happened upon an APNIC page that describes transfer processes for three cases: unused space, for M&A, and for historical resources. Answering their questions to get to the right case never got me to a page that is explicitly about transferring live address space. M&A are likely to be live and historical could be live, I suppose. i don't find anything in their policy manual that says transfers are only for unused space. Here's the page about transfer in general: https://www.apnic.net/services/become-a-member/manage-your-membership/transfer-resources I think it would be interesting to hear from the RIR's as to whether they require resources to be unused, and for how long, before a transfer is possible. That of course does not mean that transfers only occur between RIRs, or that we can always know whether address space is in use. --Sandy, speaking as a regular ol' member P.S. From the APNIC site, here are some interesting flowcharts of the process: Transfer of unused IPv4 and AS Numbers APNIC account holders (flowchart): https://cgi1.apnic.net/assets/apnic/js/apps/transfers/Transfer%20procedure%20of%20unused%20IPv4%20and%20AS%20Numbers%20between%20APNIC%20accounts.pdf Transfer procedure of unused IPv4 from ARIN to APNIC accounts (flowchart): https://cgi1.apnic.net/assets/apnic/js/apps/transfers/Transfer%20procedure%20of%20unused%20IPv4%20from%20ARIN%20to%20APNIC%20accounts.pdf detailed diagram for IPv4 transfer from other RIR to APNIC accounts: https://www.apnic.net/services/become-a-member/manage-your-membership/transfer-resources/ARIN-to-APNIC-IPv4-Transfer-with-Fees.jpg
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