[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2012-5: Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
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Draft Policy ARIN-2012-5
Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
On 19 July 2012 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) selected "Removal of
Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers" as a draft policy for
adoption discussion on the PPML and at the Public Policy Meeting in
Dallas in October.
The draft was developed by the AC from policy proposal "ARIN-prop-167
Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers." Per the
Policy Development Process, the AC submitted text to ARIN for a staff
and legal assessment prior to its selection as a draft policy. Below the
draft policy is the ARIN staff and legal assessment with the text that
was reviewed. The text did not change after the assessment.
Draft Policy ARIN-2012-5 is below and can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2012_5.html
You are encouraged to discuss Draft Policy 2012-5 on the PPML prior to
the October Public Policy Meeting. Discussion on the list and at ARIN
XXX will be used by the ARIN Advisory Council to determine community
consensus for adopting this as policy.
The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html
Regards,
Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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Draft Policy ARIN-2012-5
Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
Date: 25 July 2012
Policy statement:
Remove the entire subsection 4.3.6.2 "Additional Assignments for Small
Multihomers".
Rationale:
The policy has had the unintended effect of freezing small multi homed
end users from being able to return to ARIN for additional assignments.
The requirement to renumber out of space is unique and is applying an
undue burden of renumbering what would be an organization's core
infrastructure.
Timetable for implementation: immediate
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ARIN Staff and Legal Assessment
ARIN STAFF ASSESSMENT
ARIN-prop-167 Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
Date of Assessment: 16 July 2012
1. Summary (Staff Understanding)
This proposal removes existing NRPM policy 4.3.6.3 "Additional
Assignments for Small Multihomers". Eliminating this section removes
the requirement for small multi-homers to renumber when they come back
to ARIN for additional IPv4 address space.
2. Comments
A. ARIN Staff Comments
The original intent of NRPM 4.3.6.3 was to conserve routing table slots.
However, statistics have shown that NRPM 4.3.6.3 has rarely been used
and that most small multi-homers have not come back to ARIN for
additional space. Therefore, it doesn't seem to be contributing
anything significant toward its original goal. This policy will provide
an obvious benefit to the small multi-homers who are currently being
forced to suffer the pain and expense of renumbering.
B. ARIN General Counsel
Legal assessment: No significant legal issue is posed by this proposal.
3. Resource Impact
This policy would have minimal resource impact from an implementation
aspect. It is estimated that implementation would occur within 3 months
after ratification by the ARIN Board of Trustees.
The following would be needed in order to implement:
Updated guidelines
Staff training
4. Proposal Text
ARIN-prop-167 Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
Date: 30 April 2012
Policy statement:
Remove the entire subsection 4.3.6.2 "Additional Assignments for Small
Multihomers".
Rationale:
The policy has had the unintended effect of freezing small multi homed
end users from being able to return to ARIN for additional assignments.
The requirement to renumber out of space is unique and is applying an
undue burden of renumbering what would be an organization's core
infrastructure.
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