[ppml] Current Info - Policy Proposal 2002-3: Micro-Assignmen ts for Mult ihomed Networks

[Bill Darte]

The presentation of the policy would be accompanied by the promise to
re-evaluate after 6 and then 12 mos. as it says in my original post.
Given that this change is not accompanied by significant negative impacts,
then a proposal to lower the boundary another bit would ensue with another 6
and 12 month review...etc.  I personally do not feel that the codification
of such in the policy is appropriate.

Bill Darte
ARIN Advisory Council 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: william at elan.net [mailto:william at elan.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:12 AM
> To: Bill Darte
> Cc: ARIN Public Policy (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [ppml] Current Info - Policy Proposal 2002-3:
> Micro-Assignments for Mult ihomed Networks
> 
> 
> This proposal is similar enough to 2002-3 and in fact this it is very 
> encoraging considering it is coming from AC and they even put 
> provisions 
> for futher reductions. If we could have the exact timeframe as far as 
> when reductions of minimum size are evaluated (i.e. as part 
> of main code 
> to say "the minimum assignment size will be reavaluated every 
> year" it 
> would be even better. 
> 
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Bill Darte wrote:
> 
> > Hello All,
> > 
> > The following verbiage and procedure discussion is in play 
> within the ARIN
> > AC. Please review and make comments as you see fit.
> > This proposal (or something following from it) will be presented for
> > discussion at the Chicago Public Policy Meeting.
> > 
> > *******************************
> > If an end-user is not multi-homed, the minimum justified 
> block of IP 
> > address space assigned by ARIN is a /20. If assignments 
> smaller than /20 
> > are needed, end-users should contact their upstream provider.
> > 
> > If an end-user is multi-homed, and has an ARIN assigned ASN, 
> > the minimum justified block of IP address space assigned by 
> ARIN is a /22.
> > Such
> > assignment will be made from a reserve block for this purpose.  If
> > multi-homed
> > assignments smaller than a /22 are needed, end users should 
> contact their
> > upstream provider.
> > 
> > ******************************
> > 
> > It has further been argued that should this policy (or 
> something following
> > from it)
> > be endorsed at the meeting, then an assessment of the impact of this
> > policy's
> > implementation by # of requests and route table impact for 
> 2 consecutive 6
> > mos. periods.  If the impact is not believed to be 
> problematic, then a
> > proposal should be made to lower the minimum to /23 with the same
> > assessment. 
> > Given no problems for /23 then a proposal for /24 as a 
> minimum would be
> > made.
> > 
> > Also, an assessment of the number of allocations
> > that are still multihomed after 12 months should be made 
> > to determine whether there is any change in status of these 
> end nets.
> > 
> > Bill Darte
> > ARIN Advisory Council 
>