Last Call for Comment: Policy Proposal 2001-3

[Ray Plzak]

Thomas,

You are correct.  This policy will not be forwarded to the Board until
the IPv6 WG has a chance to discuss this in more detail.  Thank you for
your diligence.

Ray Plzak
President
ARIN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ppml at arin.net [mailto:owner-ppml at arin.net] On 
> Behalf Of Thomas Narten
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:28 PM
> To: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: Last Call for Comment: Policy Proposal 2001-3 
> 
> 
> I'm technically past the deadline, but got behind and didn't 
> notice this until now.
> 
> I object to this policy being advanced to the BOT in its 
> current form. I (as IPv6 WG chair) was not consulted on the 
> wording of the recommendation, even though this topic was 
> discussed during the IPv6 WG meeting in Miami.
> 
> I do not believe that there was consensus for this policy as 
> current written. Discussion during the WG meeting was more 
> nuanced. There was clear support for allowing 
> micro-allocations for exchanges (but also a call for a better 
> definition of exchanges). But there was less clarity 
> concerning microallocations for (say) root servers. Indeed, I 
> believe the sense of the room was that the issue needed more 
> study first, with input from other constituencies (e.g., root 
> server operators) as to whether micro-allocations for root 
> servers is desirable or necessary. Discussion of the topic 
> concluded with:
> 
>     "It was decided by the working group that an exchange point
>     operator must first be defined and then ARIN would move to make a
>     policy. Discussion will take place on the mailing list."
> 
> Consult the published minutes for more details.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> Member Services <memsvcs at arin.net> writes:
> 
> > The ARIN Advisory Council voted to forward to the ARIN Board of
> > Trustees the following policy.
> 
> > This a last call for community comment on this policy prior to the
> > ARIN Board of Trustees review of the proposed policy.  This policy 
> > will be posted on the ARIN website and the ARIN Public Policy email 
> > list.  Please send your comments to ppml at arin.net.  This last call 
> > will expire at 23:59 EST on November 23, 2001.
> 
> > Ray Plzak
> > President
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> 
> > *** Last Call - Policy Proposal 2001-3 ***
> 
> > Extend the existing IPv4 micro-allocation policy for
> > exchange points, gTLDs, ccTLDs, RIRs, and ICANN to
> > include IPv6 micro-allocations.  ARIN's current IPv4
> > micro-allocation policy is documented at:
> 
> >    http://www.arin.net/regserv/ip-assignment.html
> 
> > The assignment size under this policy will be a /64, or 
> multiple /64s, 
> > if justified.
>