[ppml] Policy Proposal: Removal of Ipv6 Operational Information from NRPM

[Owen DeLong]

I support this policy.

Owen

On Feb 10, 2007, at 5:47 AM, Member Services wrote:

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> ## * ##
>
>
> Policy Proposal Name: Removal of Ipv6 Operational Information from  
> NRPM
>
> Authors:
> Lea Roberts
> Cathy Aronson
>
> Proposal Version: Version 0
>
> Submission Date: 8 February 2007
>
> Proposal type: Modify
>
> Policy term: Permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> The following parts of Section 6.5.4.1 should be removed from the
> Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM).
>
> NRPM Section 6.5.4.1 states:
>
> The following guidelines may be useful (but they are only
> guidelines):
>
> * /64 when it is known that one and only one subnet is needed
>
> * /56 for small sites, those expected to need only a few subnets
> over the next 5 years.
>
> * /48 for larger sites
>
> Rationale:
>
> Discussions in recent public policy meetings, as well as in Advisory
> Council meetings, have led to the consensus that operational
> information, such as these IPv6 guidelines, should be removed from the
> NRPM. This section is a clear example of text not directly related to
> ARIN policy and so it is proposed that it should be removed.
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
>
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