[ppml] Policy Proposal: IPv4 Transfer Policy Proposal

[Leo Vegoda]

On 11/02/2008 17:35, "Member Services" <info at arin.net> wrote:

[...]

> 8.4.1    Conditions on the transferor:

[...]

>      * The transferor has not received any IPv4 allocations or
>        assignments from ARIN (through ordinary allocations or
>        assignments, or through this Simple Transfer policy) within the
>        preceding 24 months.
>      * The transferor may not request any IPv4 allocations or assignments
>        from ARIN (through ordinary allocations or assignments, or through
>        this Simple Transfer policy) within the subsequent 24 months.

The current policy allows some subscriber members to receive IPv4 space to
meet their needs for six months.

   4.2.4.4. Six months

   After a subscriber has been a member of ARIN for one year
   they may choose to request a six-month supply of IP addresses.

Can the proposers explain why the proposal would not allow transfers away
from subscribers until 24 months after receiving their last allocation? The
difference between the two periods is considerable and I am not sure why the
proposers chose 24 months rather than 12, 36 or some other number of months.

Thanks,

Leo