ARIN Database and Template Transition

[ginny listman]

>From <Dawn.Martin at wcom.com>

I need some clarification on a couple of things:

1) Can the wording change for the lines 2 - 19 on the
Reassign-detailed to be downstream
   org....?

2) So now we have 4 templates to deal with instead of 1, how does this
make my
   life easier?

3) Will all assignments now only be on bit boundaries?

4) Except for customers who want their own contact POC information
associated
   with their WHOIS registration is there any reason to use the
detailed template?

5) The templates for detailed assignment and
ARIN-REALLOCATE-3.0-200201 are the
   exact same templates except for the template heading. Can't there
just be one
   template with a question on is this an assignment or an allocation
to a "ISP type"
   customer? This would get rid of one template.

6) The netmod template is now part of the SWIP process for any
customer that has an
   org ID and we need to modify or remove the registration.  And the
other "LONG" forms
   are only for New templates for customers that need POC information
associated with
   them. The short form is only for customers that do not have POC
information associated
   with them.  What POC information will be seen on these "shorter"
form?

-Dawn Martin

#####################################################################
1. Registration Action:
        ## Specify N for New, M for Modify or R for Return/Remove.
        ## **REQUIRED**
2. Network Name:
        ## List a network name to identify the reassigned network,
        ## using no more than 50 characters. **REQUIRED**
3. IP Address and Prefix or Range:
        ## Identify the network being assigned using either IP address
        ## and CIDR prefix, e.g. 10.1.0.0/19, or IP address range,
        ## e.g. 10.1.0.0 - 10.1.31.255. **REQUIRED**
4. Customer Name:
5a. Customer Address:
5b. Customer Address:
        ## Use as many Customer Address lines as needed to specify
        ## street address, using no more than 200 total characters.
6. Customer City:
7. Customer State/Province:
8. Customer Postal Code:
9. Customer Country Code:
10. Public Comments:
        ## Comments listed here will appear in ARIN's WHOIS database.

END OF TEMPLATE


Dawn Martin
WorldCom IP Planning Analyst
dawn.martin at wcom.com
(703)886-4746


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-arin-announce at arin.net
[mailto:owner-arin-announce at arin.net]On Behalf Of Richard Jimmerson
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:08 PM
To: arin-announce at arin.net; ppml at arin.net; dbwg at arin.net
Subject: ARIN Database and Template Transition


ARIN will transition to a new database and templates in
June of 2002.

Over the past year, ARIN has developed requirements for the
new database with input from members of the ARIN user community
at ARIN meetings and on the DB Working Group mailing list,
dbwg at arin.net.

A training program describing the new database and templates is
currently under development.  This training program will be offered
in person at the upcoming ARIN meeting in April, and on-line for
those who are unable to attend the meeting.  Training will focus
primarily on the new objects of the ARIN database and the newly
designed templates.  The newly designed templates are available
now at:

  ftp://ftp.arin.net/pub/new-templates/

The templates incorporate the comments submitted via the DB Working
Group with the efforts of Registration Services and Engineering
Departments.  ARIN is providing these templates well in advance of
the conversion, and is encouraging those ISPs that have auto-generated
SWIPs to revise those scripts, and submit templates as beta tests.

ARIN will solicit beta testers from the community for the new database
and templates.  Participation will be open to all interested parties.
More information about beta testing will soon become available.

Regards,

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