[ppml] Policy Proposal: ISP to LIR Clarification - version 1.1
Leo Bicknell
bicknell at ufp.org
Thu Aug 23 12:41:58 EDT 2007
It may not be immeidately obvious, but the only change is section
number 4.2 -> 4.2.1.1, where I had made an error in writing down
the section number.
In a message written on Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 11:30:58AM -0400, Member Services wrote:
> The author submitted a revised version of their proposal.
>
> Regards,
>
> Member Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
> ## * ##
>
>
> Policy Proposal Name: ISP to LIR Clarification
>
> Author: Leo Bicknell
>
> Proposal Version: 1.1
>
> Submission Date: 8/22/2007
>
> Proposal type: modify
>
> Policy term: permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Replace all instances of the word "ISP" in the NRPM with the word
> "LIR" and replace all instances of the phrase "LIR/ISP" with "LIR",
> except for the following:
>
> * Leave section 2.4 unchanged.
> * Leave section 2.7 unchanged.
> * In section 4.1.1, replace "ISPs" with "requesters".
> * In section 4.2.1.1, also remove "Internet Service Providers".
> * Leave section 6.2.4 unchanged.
> * Leave section 6.3.4 unchanged.
> * In section 6.9, replace "ISPs and LIRs" with "LIRs" for all three
> occurrence.
>
> Rationale:
>
> The NRPM is inconsistent. The terms ISP and LIR are used interchangeably
> throughout the document, with the term ISP being predominant in the
> IPv4 sections and the term LIR being predominant in the IPv6 sections.
>
> The use of the term ISP poses two different problems:
>
> 1) The term has meaning outside of ARIN's policy. Multiple discussions
> on PPML have degenerated over people arguing what an ISP is with
> regards to policy when the reality is that the relationship is
> defined in the NRPM. As LIR has no meaning outside of policy
> this confusion will be removed.
>
> 2) The other four RIRs have standardized on LIR. This change will make
> it easier for those doing business with more than one LIR to use
> consistent terms.
>
> This change does not alter any policy, it merely makes the policy easier
> to understand.
>
> Timetable for implementation: immediate
>
>
>
>
> Member Services wrote:
> > ARIN received the following policy proposal. In accordance with the ARIN
> > Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process, the proposal is being
> > posted to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) and being placed on
> > ARIN's website.
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > The ARIN Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process can be found at:
> > http://www.arin.net/policy/irpep.html
> >
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> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Member Services
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> > ## * ##
> >
> >
> > Policy Proposal Name: ISP to LIR Clarification
> >
> > Author: Leo Bicknell
> >
> > Proposal Version: 1.0
> >
> > Submission Date: 8/17/2007
> >
> > Proposal type: modify
> >
> > Policy term: permanent
> >
> > Policy statement:
> >
> > Replace all instances of the word "ISP" in the NRPM with the word "LIR"
> > and replace all instances of the phrase "LIR/ISP" with "LIR", except for
> > the following:
> >
> > * Leave section 2.4 unchanged.
> > * Leave section 2.7 unchanged.
> > * In section 4.1.1, replace "ISPs" with "requesters".
> > * In section 4.2, also remove "Internet Service Providers".
> > * Leave section 6.2.4 unchanged.
> > * Leave section 6.3.4 unchanged.
> > * In section 6.9, replace "ISPs and LIRs" with "LIRs" for all three
> > occurrence.
> >
> > Rationale:
> >
> > The NRPM is inconsistent. The terms ISP and LIR are used
> > interchangeably throughout the document, with the term ISP being
> > predominant in the IPv4 sections and the term LIR being predominant in
> > the IPv6 sections.
> >
> > The use of the term ISP poses two different problems:
> >
> > 1) The term has meaning outside of ARIN's policy. Multiple discussions
> > on PPML have degenerated over people arguing what an ISP is with
> > regards to policy when the reality is that the relationship is
> > defined in the NRPM. As LIR has no meaning outside of policy
> > this confusion will be removed.
> >
> > 2) The other four RIRs have standardized on LIR. This change will make
> > it easier for those doing business with more than one LIR to use
> > consistent terms.
> >
> > This change does not alter any policy, it merely makes the policy easier
> > to understand.
> >
> > Timetable for implementation: immediate
> >
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