[ppml] Proposed Policy: Adding an HD ratio choice for new IPv4 allocations

Michael.Dillon at radianz.com Michael.Dillon at radianz.com
Tue Feb 22 08:15:30 EST 2005


> The correct solution is to replace the term ISP with the term LIR for
> allocations and the term Organization for asignments.

In my proposal I used the term "organization" because
the context was already set by the section title,
4.2.  Allocations to ISPs

However, the existing section 4.2.4.1 did use the
term ISP and I kept this in the interest of making 
minimal changes to the current wording of this 
section. I only changed the words needed to accomodate
the HD ratio and left the rest, including the term
ISP, unchanged. This leaves open the possibility 
that at some later date, we could insert a clause
elsewhere in the NPRM that says

    "Organizations classed as ???? must meet
     the requirements of sections 4.2.4.1.1
     through 4.2.4.1.5 inclusive, when applying
     for additional address space."

I do agree that it would be a good idea to 
have a definition of the term ISP in the NPRM.
My sense is that ISP refers to any organization
that receives an allocation from ARIN and it is
therefore identical to the RIPE term LIR.

However, this should be done elsewhere in the
NPRM, not in the Allocation to ISP's section.

--Michael Dillon




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