Just to clarify

[Richard Jimmerson]

Hello Mark,

> Two things to clarify: how long must a petitioning 
> organization wait after
> contacting its upstream provider before contacting ARIN directly?

We would like the petitioning organization to wait for at least
a few business days before contacting ARIN.  As stated before, ARIN 
will wait 10 business days when we contact the upstream provider
ourselves.

> Can SWIPs be modified by the upstream to change directly from 
> S to A, or is
> the upstream required to delete the assignment and then create a new
> allocation?

At the upstream provider's request, ARIN will modify their reassignment
record from S to A without multiple SWIP template submissions.  We
will require this request be documented via email before we will make
the change, however.

Richard Jimmerson
Director of Operations
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Mentovai [mailto:mark-list at mentovai.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:30 AM
> To: Richard Jimmerson
> Cc: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: RE: Just to clarify
> 
> 
> Richard Jimmerson wrote:
> >If a provider who has been assigned address space from their upstream
> >wishes to assign address space further downstream, they are 
> encouraged to
> >petition their upstream provider to re-SWIP the address space as an
> >allocation. If the upstream provider is unresponsive, the downstream
> >provider may then petition ARIN to enact this change. ARIN 
> will make its
> >best attempt to contact the upstream provider to obtain 
> their permission.
> >If the provider declines permission, ARIN will notify the 
> petitioner as
> >such. If the provider is unresponsive after 10 business 
> days, ARIN will
> >accede to the petitioner's request and notify the upstream of the
> >change(s).
> 
> I think this keeps everyone happy.  Thank you for considering 
> public input.
> 
> Two things to clarify: how long must a petitioning 
> organization wait after
> contacting its upstream provider before contacting ARIN directly?
> 
> Can SWIPs be modified by the upstream to change directly from 
> S to A, or is
> the upstream required to delete the assignment and then create a new
> allocation?
> 
> Mark
>