[arin-ppml] Draft Policy 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment

Tue Mar 24 15:45:48 EDT 2009

There is a disconnect between original IPv6 marketing hype
and reality here.

The "simple renumbering" and independent internal addressing
structure capabilities are not fully baked and have not as yet
materialized in IPv6.

Owen

On Mar 24, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

>
> I had thought that one of the big advantages of IPv6 is that it was
> designed to be simple to renumber.
>
> Thus I am not sure why having "a stable and globally unique address
> assignment" has anything to do with having "a stable internal address
> structure" under IPv6.  I can understand why a community network would
> need the second thing, but I don't see why they can't have this under
> a globally unique address assignment that's made by a LIR instead of
> by ARIN.
>
> The community network's internal address structure would NOT change
> when their connections to outside networks come and go - under IPv6.
>
> Could the proposers explain what they need, here?  We all what to
> support non-profit community networks that help poor people get
> online, but at first blush this looks like the proposal authors are
> assuming IPv6 == IPv4.
>
>
> Ted
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On Behalf Of Member Services
>> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:05 PM
>> To: arin-ppml at arin.net
>> Subject: [arin-ppml] Draft Policy 2008-3: Community Networks
>> IPv6 Assignment
>>
>> SUBJECT: Draft Policy 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>>
>> Draft Policy 2008-3
>> Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>>
>> The following draft policy text is being posted for feedback
>> and discussion on the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML).
>>
>> After the October 2008 Public Policy Meeting the ARIN Advisory  
>> Council
>> (AC) decided that 2008-3 required more work. The text below
>> was developed by the AC. The AC was required to submit text
>> to ARIN for staff and legal assessment prior to selecting it
>> as a draft policy. The assessment, along with the text that
>> was assessed, is located below the draft policy.
>>
>> On 20 March 2009 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) selected Draft Policy
>> 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment for adoption
>> discussion on the PPML and at the upcoming Public Policy Meeting.
>>
>> Draft Policy 2008-3 is below and can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2008_3.html
>>
>> We encourage you to discuss Draft Policy 2008-3 on PPML prior
>> to the ARIN XXIII Public Policy Meeting. Both the discussion
>> on the PPML and at the Public Policy Meeting will be used by
>> the ARIN Advisory Council to determine the community
>> consensus regarding adopting this as policy.
>>
>> The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
>>
>> All of the Draft Policies under discussion can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Member Services
>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>>
>>
>> ## * ##
>>
>>
>> Draft Policy 2008-3
>> Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>>
>> Date: 23 March 2009
>>
>> Policy statement:
>>
>> [Add Section 2.8 to the NRPM.]
>>
>> 2.8 Community Network
>>
>> A community network is any network organized and operated by
>> a mostly volunteer group operating as or under the fiscal
>> support of a non-profit organization or university for the
>> purpose of providing free or low-cost connectivity to the
>> residents of their local service area. To be treated as a
>> community network under ARIN policy, the applicant must
>> further certify to ARIN that the community network staff is
>> at least 50% volunteer and that the annual budget for
>> community network activities is less than $250,000.
>>
>> [Modify 6.5.8.1b as follows.]
>>
>> b. qualify for an IPv4 assignment or allocation from ARIN
>> under the IPv4 policy currently in effect or be a qualifying
>> Community Network as defined in Section 2.8, with assignment
>> criteria defined in section 6.5.9.
>>
>> [Add Section 6.5.9 to the NRPM.]
>>
>> 6.5.9 Community Network Assignments
>>
>> 6.5.9.1 Qualification Criteria
>>
>> To qualify for a direct assignment, a community network must
>> demonstrate it will immediately provide sustained service to
>> at least 100 simultaneous users and must demonstrate a plan
>> to provide sustained service to at least 200 simultaneous
>> users within one year. For community networks located in
>> rural regions or in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Islands
>> Sector, the numbers in these qualification criteria may be
>> relaxed at ARIN's discretion.
>>
>> 6.5.9.2. Initial assignment size
>>
>> The minimum size of the assignment is /48. Organizations
>> requesting a larger assignment must provide documentation of
>> the characteristics of the Community Network's size and
>> architecture that require the use of additional subnets. An
>> HD-Ratio of .94 with respect to subnet utilization within the
>> network must be met for all assignments larger than a /48.
>> These assignments shall be made from a distinctly identified
>> prefix and shall be made with a reservation for growth of at
>> least a /44. This reservation may be assigned to other
>> organizations later, at ARIN's discretion.
>>
>> 6.5.9.3. Subsequent assignment size
>>
>> Additional assignments may be made when the need for
>> additional subnets is justified. Justification will be
>> determined based on a detailed plan of the network's
>> architecture and the .94 HD-Ratio metric. When possible,
>> assignments will be made from an aggregatable adjacent address block.
>>
>>
>> Rationale:
>>
>> this policy was originally proposed by community network
>> operators to provide them with the ability to receive a
>> direct assignment of IPv6 address resources from ARIN. the
>> operators of such networks have expressed their need to have
>> a stable and globally unique address assignment with which to
>> number their network infrastructure. many such networks are
>> not able to meet the current criteria for a PI IPv6
>> assignment from ARIN. in an environment where connections to
>> outside networks may come and go, a stable internal address
>> structure would be very valuable. additionally, the ability
>> to exchange routes with others, whether locally or tunneled,
>> and thereby have native IPv6 connectivity, would be quite
>> beneficial. these operators were also hopeful that, once this
>> new class of address assignments was created, they could
>> pursue lower annual fees for community networks through the
>> ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process (ACSP).
>>
>> there could also be a number of potential benefits to
>> allowing community network participants to begin using IPv6
>> addressing. some of these networks have many technically
>> capable and adventurous members who would be motivated to
>> begin developing and/or experimenting with the software
>> extensions which will be needed to support IPv6 prefix
>> selection among multiple IPv6 prefixes when establishing
>> remote connections. also, participants in networks receiving
>> such assignments will have the necessary global-ID to
>> experiment with the various proposals currently being
>> developed for separating network locater from network ID.
>>
>> also, during the more than one year timeframe that this
>> policy has been under consideration, other people have
>> suggested other scenarios where community networks would
>> provide a valuable resource. one such proposal was discussed
>> at one of the Caribbean Sector meetings where some
>> participants pointed out the efforts were being made in
>> remote or sparsely populated areas to establish community
>> networks which would serve as connections back to educational
>> resources for distant learning capabilities. there are also
>> many still wild areas of North America where such community
>> networks could provide improved connectivity over telephone modems.
>>
>> Timetable for implementation: Immediate.
>>
>>
>> #####
>>
>>
>> ARIN Staff Assessment
>>
>> *2008-3*
>>
>> *Title: Community Networks IPv6 Allocation*
>>
>> *Proposal Submitted: 04 March 2008*
>>
>> *Latest Revision Submitted: 06 March 2009 (includes AC revisions)*
>>
>> *Date of Assessment: 15 March 2009*
>>
>> I. Understanding of the Policy:
>>
>> *Staff Understanding of the Proposal:*
>>
>> ARIN staff understands this policy would provide an IPv6
>> assignment of a
>> /48 or larger to any community network that can demonstrate
>> it will provide service to at least 100 users immediately,
>> and have a plan to demonstrate that it will provide service
>> to at least 200 users within one year.
>>
>> II. Comments
>>
>> A. ARIN Staff Comments:
>>
>> . The title of the policy says "allocation" while this policy
>> is clearly an "assignment" policy. Therefore, the title
>> should be changed. In addition, the title of section 6.5.9
>> should be changed to say "assignment" and not "allocation".
>>
>> B. ARIN General Counsel Comments:
>>
>> Counsel sees no significant legal or litigation risk
>> regarding this policy.
>>
>> III. Resource Impact
>>
>> The resource impact of implementing this policy is viewed as
>> minimal. It is estimated that this policy could require up to
>> 1 person month of effort to implement following ratification
>> by the ARIN Board of Trustees. It may require the following:
>>
>>    * Guidelines Changes
>>    * Staff training
>>    * Development of new internal procedures
>>
>> Text assessed:
>>
>> 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Allocation**
>>
>> *Policy statement:*
>>
>> [Add Section 2.8 to the NRPM.]
>>
>> 2.8 Community Network
>>
>> A community network is any network organized and operated by
>> a mostly volunteer group operating as or under the fiscal
>> support of a non-profit organization or university for the
>> purpose of providing free or low-cost connectivity to the
>> residents of their local service area. To be treated as a
>> community network under ARIN policy, the applicant must
>> further certify to ARIN that the community network staff is
>> at least 50% volunteer and that the annual budget for
>> community network activities is less than $250,000.
>>
>> [Modify 6.5.8.1b as follows.]
>>
>> b. qualify for an IPv4 assignment or allocation from ARIN
>> under the IPv4 policy currently in effect or be a qualifying
>> Community Network as defined in Section 2.8, with allocation
>> criteria defined in section 6.5.9.
>>
>> [Add Section 6.5.9 to the NRPM.]
>>
>> 6.5.9 Community Network Allocations
>>
>> 6.5.9.1 Qualification Criteria
>>
>> To qualify for a direct assignment, a community network must
>> demonstrate it will immediately provide sustained service to
>> at least 100 simultaneous users and must demonstrate a plan
>> to provide sustained service to at least 200 simultaneous
>> users within one year. For community networks located in
>> rural regions or in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Islands
>> Sector, the numbers in these qualification criteria may be
>> relaxed at ARIN's discretion.
>>
>> 6.5.9.2. Initial assignment size
>>
>> The minimum size of the assignment is /48. Organizations
>> requesting a larger assignment must provide documentation of
>> the characteristics of the Community Network's size and
>> architecture that require the use of additional subnets. An
>> HD-Ratio of .94 with respect to subnet utilization within the
>> network must be met for all assignments larger than a /48.
>> These assignments shall be made from a distinctly identified
>> prefix and shall be made with a reservation for growth of at
>> least a /44. This reservation may be assigned to other
>> organizations later, at ARIN's discretion.
>>
>> 6.5.9.3. Subsequent assignment size
>>
>> Additional assignments may be made when the need for
>> additional subnets is justified. Justification will be
>> determined based on a detailed plan of the network's
>> architecture and the .94 HD-Ratio metric. When possible,
>> assignments will be made from an aggregatable adjacent address block.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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