[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-139 No reassignment without network service

[Scott Helms]

I don't think the problems that RIPE (and not ARIN) has experienced 
would justify them adopting a measure this draconian much less ARIN 
which hasn't AFAIK seen anything like what is described.  I believe we 
discussed this topic, at length, a couple of months back and the near 
universal agreement was that little if any harm had been documented 
while much good and potential good had been.  I personally don't have a 
problem if some of the language is tightened up to ensure that all LIRs, 
connected or not, enforce ARIN's rules to those they reassign addresses to.

On 4/7/2011 3:56 PM, ARIN wrote:
> ARIN-prop-139 No reassignment without network service
>
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> ARIN-prop-139 No reassignment without network service
>
> Proposal Originator: Owen DeLong
>
> Proposal Version: 1
>
> Date: 7 April 2011
>
> Proposal type: modify
>
> Policy term: permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
>  Replace section 2.4 which currently reads:
>
> 2.4. Local Internet Registry (LIR)
>
> A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an IR that primarily assigns address
> space to the users of the network services that it provides. LIRs are
> generally Internet Service Providers (ISPs), whose customers are
> primarily end users and possibly other ISPs.
>
>  With:
>
> 2.4 Local Internet Registry (LIR)
>
> A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an IR that assigns address space
> exclusively to the users of the network services that it provides. LIRs
> are Network Service Providers (ISPs or NSPs), whose customers may
> include end users and/or other ISPs/NSPs.
>
> Rationale:
>
> There has been discussion of late as to whether section 2.4 precludes
> registries which are not ISPs. In the RIPE region, their policy does not
> currently preclude such registries and there are a number of non-ISP
> registries which have created significant problems. While there are a
> few existing organizations in the ARIN region which reassign space
> without providing connectivity services, these have generally been for
> the purpose of building exchange points and other such critical
> infrastructure. As such, current ARIN policy provides mechanisms for
> such infrastructure organizations to deal directly with ARIN
>
> Current ARIN staff interpretation of section 2.4 is in line with the new
> proposed language. As such, this change will not have an operational
> impact, but, only serves to bring the policy language in line with
> current operational practice.
>
> Timetable for implementation:
>
> In effect, this policy is already implemented. For policy purposes,
> immediate.
>
>
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