[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-4 - Staff Assessment

[Ray Plzak]

None of these islands are in the Caribbean area or members of any Caribbean related organization and thus this policy would not apply to them.

Ray

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> Behalf Of Scott Leibrand
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 17:08
> To: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-4 - Staff Assessment
>
> Does staff's understanding of the geographic applicability of this
> policy
> proposal match the intent of the authors and supporters?  I'm not sure
> whether the Bouvet Islands, US Minor Outlying Islands, St Pierre and
> Miquelon, Heard and McDonald Islands and/or St Helena fit within the
> intended scope or not...
>
> -Scott
>
> Member Services wrote:
> > Policy Proposal: 2008-4
> > Title: Minimum Allocation in the Caribbean Region
> > Revised: 18 August 2008
> > Assessment: 8 October 2008
> >
> > ARIN Staff Assessment
> >
> > The assessment of this proposal includes comments from ARIN staff and
> > the ARIN General Counsel. It contains analysis of procedural, legal,
> and
> > resource concerns regarding the implementation of this policy
> proposal
> > as it is currently stated. Any changes to the language of the
> proposal
> > may necessitate further analysis by staff and Counsel.
> >
> > I. Proposal
> >
> > Policy Proposal is available below and at:
> > http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2008_4.html
> >
> > II. Proposal Summary
> >
> > ARIN staff understands that this policy would lower the minimum
> > allocation size to a /22 for ISPs in the Caribbean region. The ARIN
> > Caribbean service area consists of the locations listed at
> > http://www.arin.net/community/ARINcountries.html, with the exception
> of
> > the US, Canada, Antarctica, Bouvet Islands, US Minor Outlying
> Islands,
> > St Pierre and Miquelon, Heard and McDonald Islands and St Helena.
> >
> > III. Comments
> >
> > A. ARIN Staff
> >
> > 1. Staff foresees no implementation problems with this policy.
> > 2. End-users are excluded from this policy which might be viewed as
> > offering an unfair advantage to ISPs in the region.
> >
> > B. ARIN General Counsel
> >
> > Counsel sees no significant legal or litigation risk regarding this
> policy.
> >
> >
> > IV. Resource Impact - Minimal
> >
> > The resource impact of implementing this policy is viewed as minimal.
> > Barring any unforeseen resource requirements, this policy could be
> > implemented within 30 - 90 days from the date of the ratification of
> the
> > policy by the ARIN Board of Trustees. It will require the following:
> >
> > * Updates to Guidelines will be required
> > * Staff training will be required
> > * Updates to the ARIN web page of the "List of Countries in ARIN's
> > Geographical Areas" to indicate which countries are considered part
> of
> > the Caribbean region will be required.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Member Services
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> > #####
> >
> >
> > Policy Proposal 2008-4
> > Minimum Allocation in the Caribbean Region
> >
> > Author: Cathy Aronson and Paul Andersen
> >
> > Date: 18 August 2008
> >
> > Proposal type: new
> >
> > Policy term: renewable
> >
> > Policy statement:
> >
> > Add the following as section 4.8 of NRPM:
> >
> > 4.8. Minimum Allocation. The minimum IPv4 allocation size for ISPs
> from
> > the Caribbean portion of the ARIN region is /22.
> >
> >     4.8.1. Allocation Criteria.
> >
> >         * The requesting organization must show the efficient
> >         utilization of an entire previously allocated /22 from their
> >         upstream ISP. This allocation (/22) may have been provided
> >         by an ISP's upstream provider(s), and does not have to be
> >         contiguous address space. The organization must meet the
> >         requirement of efficient use of 4 /24s.
> >
> >         * A multi-homed organization must show the efficient
> >         utilization of an entire previously allocated /23 from their
> >         upstream ISP. This allocation (/23) may have been provided
> >         by an ISP's upstream provider(s), and does not have to be
> >         contiguous address space. The organization must meet the
> >         requirement of efficient use of 2 /24s.
> >
> >         * Utilization Reporting and Justification. All other ARIN
> >         policies regarding the reporting of justification information
> >         for the allocation of IPv4 and IPv6 address space will remain
> >         in effect.
> >
> > Rationale:
> >
> > ARIN staff have noted that organizations in the Caribbean region have
> > problems meeting the current criteria due to the fact that the
> > population in the region is smaller than that of Canada and the US.
> > There is also a lack of competition with many countries in the region
> > faced with a monopoly or duopoly situation in terms of transport
> providers.
> >
> > To spur development in the region a similar proposal was passed in
> this
> > region for the portion of the African region that ARIN administered
> > prior to the formation of AfriNIC. This proposal seeks a similar
> outcome.
> >
> > Timetable for implementation: immediate
> >
> > Revisions Made:
> >
> > * 2008-4.02 - Minor edit to specify proposed NRPM section number
> >
> >
> >
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