[arin-ppml] Fairness of banning IPv4 allocations to somecategoryof organization

[George, Wes E [NTK]]

By this definition, yes I think a mobile phone is a workstation. Also, it becomes even moreso when you consider the ability to tether the phone for use as a data modem for a standard PC (carrier rules around tethering notwithstanding of course).

I support this concept of a general limit on embedded device allocations, but since it looks like we're getting close to draft policy language, I think we need to be careful with how we define server - the below could exempt any smart meter or other device that has a web interface for management. I'm not sure whether "provides a content or communications service" covers that possibility... Thoughts? I realize it's ultimately up to interpretation by ARIN employees, but we should be very clear about the spirit behind this policy in order to remove as much confusion as possible in the future.
I haven't looked through the drafts, but I'm wondering if there isn't actually fodder for the class of device we're trying to cover here in the ROLL or 6LOWPAN IETF WGs that we can incorporate as a reference. The charters seem to have some good stuff.

Wes George

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Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Fairness of banning IPv4 allocations to somecategoryof organization

Is a mobile phone a workstation?

On Oct 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, James Hess <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:

>    A workstation is a host that provides an interactive,
> general-purpose computing service to at least one unique person who
> physically interacts with hardware attached to that host.
>    A server is a host that provides a content or communications
> service and allows at least one unique human member of the general
> public  (per host) to fully interact with that service.
>    A  router is a host that provides an  IPv4  network connection
> service to at least  two unique IPv4 networks,  or one IPv4 network
> and one IPv6 network,  where each network services an average of at
> least two unique workstations, servers, or routers

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