[ppml] Policy Proposal: Decreasing Exponential Rationing of IPv4 IP Addresses - AC did not accept

[Dean Anderson]

I'll rewrite the proposal as a change to the policy manual, and resubmit 
it.

		--Dean

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Member Services wrote:

> On 23 August 2007, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) concluded its review
> of the proposed policy 'Decreasing Exponential Rationing of IPv4 IP
> Addresses' and did not accept it as a formal policy proposal. The AC did
> not accept the proposal because it presents an approach, rather than
> defines a policy. There are no details around how or where it adds to,
> or alters, the current version of the NRPM.
> 
> During the initial review period the AC may decide to:
> 1)  Accept the proposal as a formal policy proposal as written.
> 2)  Postpone their decision regarding the proposal until the next
> regularly scheduled AC meeting in order to work with the author.
> 3)  Not accept the policy proposal.
> 
> In the event that the AC decides not to accept the proposal, then the
> author may elect to use the petition process to advance the proposal.
> For petition details see the section called "Petition Process" in the
> ARIN Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process which can be found at:
> http://www.arin.net/policy/irpep.html
> 
> The deadline for the author to initiate a petition per the ARIN Internet
> Resource Policy Evaluation Process is 40 days prior to the meeting; the
> petition deadline for the ARIN XX Public Policy Meeting is 23:59 EDT, 7
> September 2007. If the author chooses not to petition or the petition is
> unsuccessful, then the proposed policy is closed. If a petition is
> successful, then the proposal will be numbered and posted for discussion
> and presented at ARIN's Public Policy Meeting.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Member Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> 
> 
> 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.
> > 
> > The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) will review this proposal at their next
> > regularly scheduled meeting. The AC may decide to:
> > 
> >    1. Accept the proposal as a formal policy proposal as written. If the
> > AC accepts the proposal, it will be posted as a formal policy proposal
> > to PPML and it will be presented at a Public Policy Meeting.
> > 
> >    2. Postpone their decision regarding the proposal until the next
> > regularly scheduled AC meeting in order to work with the author. The AC
> > will work with the author to clarify, combine or divide the proposal. At
> > their following meeting the AC will accept or not accept the proposal.
> > 
> >    3. Not accept the proposal. If the AC does not accept the proposal,
> > the AC will explain their decision. If a proposal is not accepted, then
> > the author may elect to use the petition process to advance their
> > proposal. If the author elects not to petition or the  petition fails,
> > then the proposal will be closed.
> > 
> > The AC will assign shepherds in the near future. ARIN will provide the
> > names of the shepherds to the community via the PPML.
> > 
> > In the meantime, the AC invites everyone to comment on this proposal on
> > the PPML, particularly their support or non-support and the reasoning
> > behind their opinion. Such participation contributes to a thorough
> > vetting and provides important guidance to the AC in their deliberations.
> > 
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> > Regards,
> > 
> > Member Services
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> > 
> > 
> > ## * ##
> > 
> > 
> > Policy Proposal Name: Decreasing Exponential Rationing of IPv4 IP Addresses
> > 
> > Author: Dean Anderson
> > 
> > Proposal Version: 1
> > 
> > Submission Date: 8/18/07
> > 
> > Proposal type: new
> > 
> > Policy term: renewable
> > 
> > Policy statement:
> > 
> > ARIN will ration the remaining available IP Address Space according to a
> > decreasing exponential function in the family of e^(-x), where the
> > ultimate function and factors are chosen to ensure that the remaining IP
> > address space lasts for at least 10 years.
> > This function will be used to limit the IP Address space allocations.
> > If IP Address Space becomes available (e.g. via return), the ration can
> > be recalculated.  However, Ration calculations will not be based on
> > projected or anticipated returns. Contested IP Address Space will also
> > be excluded from the amount of available Address Space for ration
> > calculations.
> > 
> > Rationale:
> > 
> > Two reports[1,2] project that IP Addresses will be exhausted around
> > March 2010.
> > 
> > * Both reports agree that if IP Addresses continue to delegated at the
> > present rates, we will run out of space in March 2010.
> > 
> > * Everyone seems to agree that depletion will be a very bad event.
> > 
> > * It is therefore imperative to begin rationing to slow down the rate of
> > new delegations to conserve the available address space.
> > 
> > * It is necessary to do this now. One can't start rationing after the
> > resources run out.
> > 
> > Sudden IPv4 IP Address Exhaustion is expected to cause sudden disruption
> > and discontinuity in business operations and planning.  As with other
> > limited resources, the mere anticipation of exhaustion will lead to
> > hoarding and other behaviors that increase the harm of a sudden exhaustion.
> > 
> > Rationing on a decreasing exponential will essentially prevent total
> > exhaustion and will gradually decrease the rate of IP Address delegation
> > so to alleviate the harms of a sudden stop in IP Address delegation.
> > 
> > Prevention of IPv4 IP Address Exhaustion will help ensure a smooth
> > transition to IPV6.
> > 
> > Rationing helps ensures that IP Address space remains available to
> > future needs.
> > 
> > 
> > [1] http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html
> > [2] http://www.tndh.net/~tony/ietf/ipv4-pool-combined-view.pdf
> > 
> > Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> > 
> > 
> > 
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