[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal: Open Access To IPv6

[Owen DeLong]

These would be for entities providing connectivity (and hence /48  
assignments) to
other organizations.  A /32 only supports 65,536 such customers, so,  
it's really not
an unreasonable chunk for a minimum size to an ISP.

Owen

On May 30, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> I support the principle of this proposal, but am somewhat taken  
> aback by the idea that /32s would be the basic unit for smaller,  
> innovative v6 entities.
> Aren't /48s, which still constitute a huge number of addresses,  
> enough? Or am I missing something here?
>
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net]  
> On Behalf Of Stacy Hughes
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 9:25 AM
> To: Member Services
> Cc: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Policy Proposal: Open Access To IPv6
>
> Hello Everyone,
> Before we really get started on this policy proposal, I must give  
> credit where credit is due.
> Jordi Palet Martinez brought this topic to the table 3 years ago,  
> and it got shot down.  I myself, in my small IPv4-centric mind,  
> thought it impossible that an IPv6 only organization could exist.   
> Operations and innovation have shown me the error of our thinking.
> To quote myself from a different list:
> IPv6 is a new paradigm we are supposed to be doing our best to  
> encourage.  As it stands, those community guys can't get it, the  
> Caribbean guys can't get it, and basically anyone trying to do  
> anything vanguard can't get it either.  (I hear the ULA objections  
> here, even when they're nascent).
>
> We can be afraid of what IPv6 might do to the routing table, or we  
> can embrace what IPv6 can and will do for the Internet.
> I choose the latter and support this proposal.
> Stacy
>
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Member Services <info at arin.net>  
> wrote:
> ARIN received the following policy proposal and is posting it to the
> Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) in accordance with Policy  
> Development
> Process.
>
> This proposal is in the first stage of the Policy Development Process.
> ARIN staff will perform the Clarity and Understanding step. Staff does
> not evaluate the proposal at this time, their goal is to make sure  
> that
> they understand the proposal and believe the community will as well.
> Staff will report their results to the ARIN Advisory Council (AC)  
> within
> 10 days.
>
> The AC will review the proposal at their next regularly scheduled
> meeting (if the period before the next regularly scheduled meeting is
> less than 10 days, then the period may be extended to the subsequent
> regularly scheduled meeting). The AC will decide how to utilize the
> proposal and announce the decision to the PPML.
>
> In the meantime, the AC invites everyone to comment on the 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.
>
> The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at:
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> Regards,
>
> Member Services
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>
> ## * ##
>
>
> Policy Proposal Name: Open Access To IPv6
>
> Proposal Originator: Stacy Hughes and Cathy Aronson
>
> Proposal Version: 1.0
>
> Date: 29 May 2009
>
> Proposal type: modify
>
> Policy term: permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> 1) Remove “by advertising that connectivity through its single
> aggregated address allocation” from article 3 of section 6.5.1.1
>
> 2) Remove article 4 of section 6.5.1.1, “be an existing, known ISP in
> the ARIN region or have a plan for making at least 200 end-site
> assignments to other organizations within 5 years” in its entirety.
>
> Rationale: It is acknowledged that these concepts have been put before
> the community in the past. However, with the wisdom of actual
> operational experience, the necessity of promoting IPv6 adoption
> throughout our region, and emerging native v6 only network models, it
> becomes obvious that these modifications to the NRPM are necessary.
> Removing the 200 end site requirement enables smaller, but no less
> important and viable, networks access to IPv6. Removing the ‘known  
> ISP’
> requirement enfranchises new, native v6 businesses that can drive
> innovation and expansion in the Internet industry, as well as other
> industries. Removing the requirement for a single aggregate  
> announcement
> benefits the NRPM itself, as it has been decided by the community that
> it should not contain routing advice.
>
> Timetable for implementation: immediately upon BoT ratification
>
>
>
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