[ppml] 2002-6: Aggregation Requests

[Member Services]

This policy proposal is being re-posted to the public
policy mailing list to encourage continued discussion.
This policy proposal was previously discussed on this
mailing list and at the ARIN X Public Policy Meeting.
Following previous discussions on this mailing list
and at the ARIN X Public Policy Meeting, it has been
determined consensus to pass this proposal as a new
policy has not yet been achieved.

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

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Policy Proposal 2002-6: Aggregation Requests

If an organization, whether a member or non-member, ISP or 
end-user, relinquishes a group of portable, non-aggregatable 
address blocks to ARIN, they shall be allowed to receive a 
block in exchange, /24 or shorter, but no more than the 
shortest block that could contain all of the returned blocks.  
Exchanged space shall be returned within 12 months.  For example, 
if an organization relinquished three /24s, they should be allowed 
to take either a /24, a /23, or a /22 in exchange. If all of the 
previous address blocks were maintained in the ARIN database 
without maintenance fees, the replacement space shall be as well, 
but if any one of the returned blocks had associated maintenance 
fees, then the replacement block shall also be subject to 
maintenance fees.