[arin-announce] Policy Proposal 2003-7: Announcement of New ARIN IPv4 Blocks
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ARIN welcomes feedback and discussion about the following policy
proposal in the weeks leading to the ARIN Public Policy Meeting
in Memphis, Tennessee, scheduled for April 7-8, 2003. All feedback
received on the mailing list about this policy proposal will be
included in the discussions that will take place at the upcoming
Public Policy Meeting.
This policy proposal discussion will take place on the ARIN Public
Policy Mailing List (ppml at arin.net). Subscription information is
available at http://www.arin.net/mailing_lists/index.html
Richard Jimmerson
Director of Operations
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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Policy Proposal 2003-7: Announcement of New ARIN IPv4 Blocks
ARIN should make an effort to allocate and assign IP blocks so
that allocations and assignments of the same size (such as
micro-allocations, small, middle, large IP blocks) are made of the
same /8 block as much as possible. In cases of allocations and
assignments smaller then current minimum allocation size for ISP
subscriber members (so called micro-allocations and micro-
assignments), these allocations and assignments should be made
from the IP block specifically reserved for micro-allocations and
assignments. Minimum size allocations and assignments for each
/8 block should be listed on the ARIN website and with additional
information about the blocks where micro-allocation and assignments
are made.
ARIN should request new /8 blocks from IANA at least 6 months in
advance of expected need and allow at least 4 months wait period
between the time it received the block and first allocation or
assignment that is made out of new /8. After IANA has made an
assignment ARIN should provide information regarding new IP block
and expected minimum allocations and assignments to be made out
each /8 block ARIN has received to ARIN announcement mailing lists,
network engineering mailing lists as well as send email to technical
contacts for all ISP subscriber members and end-users regarding this
new IANA assigned block. An additional announcement should be made
one month or less prior to first assignment or allocation. If
complaints are received by ARIN regarding routability problems with
new IP block, ARIN may make additional announcements on mailing lists
as needed and all complains received by ARIN regarding operational
issues with new IP allocations and assignments should also be forwarded
to proper regional mailing list (such as NANOG). When changes are made
in the future regarding minimum allocation or assignments from any /8
block, additional announcement must be made at least 30 days prior to
first smaller size assignment or allocation.
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