[ppml] Policy Proposal 2005-1: Provider-independent IPv6 Assignments for End Sites - Last Call

[Marshall Eubanks]

I support 2005-1 as currently written.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks

On Apr 14, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Member Services wrote:

> The ARIN Advisory Council (AC), acting under the provisions of the  
> ARIN
> Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP), has reviewed  
> Policy
> Proposal 2005-1: Provider-independent IPv6 Assignments for End  
> Sites and
> has determined that there is community consensus in favor of the
> proposal, as edited below, to move it to last call. The AC added the
> final sentence to section 6.5.8.2. as shown below. The AC made this
> determination at their meeting at the conclusion of the ARIN Public
> Policy meeting on April 11, 2006. The results of the AC meeting were
> reported by the Chair of the AC at the member meeting. This report can
> be found at
> http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XVII/mem.html
>
> The policy proposal text is provided below and is also available at
> http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2005_1.html
>
> Comments are encouraged. All comments should be provided to
> ppml at arin.net. This last call will expire at 12:00 Noon, Eastern Time,
> April 28, 2006.
>
> The ARIN Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process can be found at
> http://www.arin.net/policy/irpep.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Member Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
> ###*###
>
> Policy Proposal 2005-1: Provider-independent IPv6 Assignments for  
> End Sites
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Add new subsection in section 6.5 of the NRPM:
>
> 6.5.8. Direct assignments to end sites
>
> 6.5.8.1. To qualify for a direct assignment, an organization must:
>
> a) not be an IPv6 LIR; and
> b) Qualify for an IPv4 assignment or allocation from ARIN under the  
> IPv4
> policy currently in effect.
>
> 6.5.8.2. Direct assignment size to end sites
>
> Organizations that meet the direct end site assignment criteria are
> eligible to receive a direct assignment. The minimum size of the
> assignment is /48.
> Organizations requesting a larger assignment must provide  
> documentation
> justifying the need for additional subnets.
>
> These assignments shall be made from a distinctly identified prefix  
> and
> shall be made with a reservation for growth of at least a /44.
>
> 6.5.8.3. Subsequent Assignment Size
>
> Additional assignments may be made when the need for additional  
> subnets
> is justified. When possible assignments will be made from an adjacent
> address block.
>
> Policy Rationale
>
> In IPv4 policy there are three main types of organizations that
> addresses are delegated to.
>
> o ISP's receive allocations directly from ARIN or from other ISP's
> o End Users receive assignments from ISP's
> o Large and/or multihomed End Users receive assignments directly  
> from ARIN.
>
> The third category is currently missing from IPv6 policy and this is
> believed to be severely hindering deployment by those  
> organizations. In
> IPv6 policy-speak:
>
> o LIR's receive allocations directly from ARIN
> o End Sites receive assignments from LIR's
>
> This policy proposes:
>
> o Large and/or multihomed End Sites receive assignments directly  
> from ARIN.
>
> This policy applies to organizations with networks that are large  
> and/or
> multihomed. Like their IPv4 counterparts they do not make  
> assignments to
> external organizations. They instead assign space internally to their
> own facilities. Similarly to IPv4 These internal assignments are not
> submitted to ARIN via swip/rwhois.
>
> For transition purposes an organization that qualifies for IPv4 space
> today is considered eligible, regardless of whether they were  
> considered
> an ISP or End User under IPv4 policy. It is expected that the IPv6  
> only
> (non transition) requirements will be developed as experience is  
> gained.
>
> It is recommended that these assignments be made from a separate  
> address
> block set aside for this purpose and that at least a /44 be reserved
> around each assignment for possible expansion. One bit should be
> reserved around assignments /44 and larger.
>
> Timetable for implementation: immediately
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