[ppml] FYI: LACNIC micro-allocation policy approved and implemented

[william at elan.net]

>From http://lacnic.net/Micro_Asignacion_ipv4_UF_ENG.PDF :

"Micro allocations IPv4 to final users:
LACNIC shall micro allocate blocks to end users who prove
-Be multi-homed organizations. It is possible to request micro
allocation to those users that are to be multi-homed within a month. In
this case contract copies should be provided.
-(*) Have a sub allocation of a /25 block from it's providers.
- Agree to renumber all the assigned blocks within a period of 3
months and return all sub allocated space to its original providers.
-Provide the subnetworking plans for the next 12 months, including
sub-net masks and host numbers on each subnet. Use of VLSM is required.
- Description of network topology.
- Description of network routing plans including routing protocols to
be used and any existing limitations.
The minimum block to be allocated will be /24 and the maximum /21. For
larger allocations existing policies should be applied. For additional
allocations existing policies should be applied.
REMARKS: An organization is multi-homed if it receives full-time
connectivity from more than one provider, each of them independent from
the other. Independent providers are those who provide connectivity
independently from the other provider."

For ratification information see http://lacnic.net/en/ratification.html
- because the policy is so important to lacnic community LACNIC has 
decided for IMMEDIATE implementation of this policy starting May 19th.

Its interesting how this was one of the first policies they approved since 
they became independent from ARIN and it took them less then year to do this.
And BTW congratulations to ARIN for again becoming the only RIR that does 
not have general end-user micro-assignment/allocation policy!

So are we going to wait for now AfriNIC recognition and only then setup 
microassignment policy or should we join every other RIR and (in the 
spirit of creating unified policies and procedures for all RIRs) actually 
adapt an micro-assignment policy - it has been discussed long enough by 
now - 10 times longer then at LACNIC for sure :) 

In fact at the last meeting the proposal for micro-assignment policy 2002-3
has been presented and afterwards in the vote that followed (vote = show 
of hands) an overwhelming majority (something like 10:1 for) have expressed
their support in having ARIN adapt such a micro-assignment policy.

So would everybody here like to know what happened and how Advisory Counsil
reacted to the vote and to above proposal? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway...

Apparently AC decided that ARIN is not ready to assign even /22 blocks to
end users (we aren't like other RIRs you know ...) instead they decided to 
completely abandon the policy 2002-3 (!!! After almost full consensus at 
the meeting !!!)

Instead AC proposed their own ideas, such as that the current policy where
multihomed company that has utilized /22 can request /20 be modified so as 
to instead such a company would receive /21 and that this be considered a 
micro-assignment to satisify those who want ARIN to do micro-assignments.
So let me summarize again - if AC proposal goes through instead of receiving
/20 same qualifying companies would instead receive smaller /21 block (!!!)

Consider the above situation carefully when you're voting for next AC (maybe we
should just invite LACNIC back into ARIN and vote only lacnic members into AC
- they sure know how to get popular proposals approved and implemented fast!).

But since we cant really bring lacnic people and companies back and I do not
have much faith that AC would change that much, I would ask you to consider
even more the actual proposals that would be presented at the next meeting.
I would not be surprised if micro-assignment proposal is back and then it 
would be an interesting challenge for BoT to deny a proposal supported at 
multiple ARIN meeting and by general public, especially since it seems by
next meeting BoT would have legal way of approving a proposal even without 
support of AC.

----
William Leibzon
(yours truly ppml subsriber who is also at anuncios#lacnic.net list and is 
 trying to keep you well informed about important policies announced there
 in the spirit of all RIRs having generally unified policies, of course)