[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2017-5: Equalization of Assignment Registration requirements between IPv4 and IPv6

[Owen DeLong]

My recommendation was “shorter than /48” which would essentially mean the same thing.

Owen

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 15:46 , hostmaster at uneedus.com wrote:
> 
> The language of "b)" actually makes more sense with a /47:
> 
> Each static IPv6 assignment containing a /47 or more addresses, or subdelegation of any size that will be individually announced, shall be registered in the WHOIS directory via SWIP or a distributed service which meets the standards set forth in section 3.2.
> 
> The major difference is that this language eliminates the SWIP requirement for /48 blocks that are not announced, but all larger blocks require SWIP, and blocks smaller than /48 are also exempt and of course also non-routeable.
> 
> This is best for those that think SWIP should be limited to only blocks that are individually announced.  I could go either way on this issue.
> 
> Albert Erdmann
> Network Administrator
> Paradise On Line Inc.
> 
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2017, Leif Sawyer wrote:
> 
>> Shepherd of the draft policy chiming in.
>> 
>> Thanks for the lively discussion, everybody.   There's certainly a lot to think about here.
>> 
>> Just as a reminder to folk, the current policy under question is located here:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#six551
>> 
>> And, to help clarify some confusion, per  6.5.5.3.1  (https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#six5531)
>> residential customers "holding/64 and larger blocks"   may use censored data,  i.e.  "Private Customer/Residence"
>> in lieu of actual names and street addresses.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> With that said,  I have a couple of questions to ask, based on potential rewrites that are brewing.
>> 
>> First:    Assuming a preference for /56  (based on PPML feedback)  for the moment,   which is the more
>> preferential rewrite of the opening sentence of 6.5.5.1?
>> 
>> 
>> a)      Each static IPv6 assignment containing a /55 or more addresses shall be registered in the WHOIS directory via SWIP or a distributed service which meets the standards set forth in section 3.2.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> b)      Each static IPv6 assignment containing a /55 or more addresses, or subdelegation of any size that will be individually announced, shall be registered in the WHOIS directory via SWIP or a distributed service which meets the standards set forth in section 3.2.
>> 
>> 
>> Second:   Given your specific choice of A or B,  are you preferentially inclined to choose the provided bit-boundary, or "/48"
>> 
>> Third:  If none of these options are palatable, do you have a proposed approach?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Leif Sawyer
>> Advisory Council
>> 
>> 
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