[arin-ppml] ARIN-2011-5: Shared Transition Space for IPv4 Address Extension - Last Call

[Owen DeLong]

On Apr 25, 2011, at 12:09 AM, William Herrin wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Scott Leibrand
> <scottleibrand at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok.  So it sounds like you'd like to modify ARIN-2011-5 to add
>> language stating that, for purposes of NAT pools and internal
>> management, globally unique addressing would no longer be justified
>> unless there was a compelling technical reason this /10 couldn't be
>> used instead?
>> 
>> Do you have any language suggestions?  (If not, I and probably a
>> number of others would be happy to help draft something if people feel
>> it's needed...)
> 
> "A requirement for IPv4 addresses used solely inside a single
> autonomous system shall not qualify an organization to receive or
> retain an IPv4 address assignment or allocation."
> 
This language would preclude most current use of IP addresses as
almost all IP address usage could fit within at least some interpretations
of that phraseology.

> 
>> Does anyone else feel this is important to add to ARIN-2011-5 now, as
>> opposed to submitting it as another policy proposal for discussion in
>> Philadelphia?
> 
> I'd like to see this as an add-on policy. I don't want to see 2011-5
> derailed waiting for us to hash out the details of what no longer
> qualifies for an assignment.
> 
Agreed.

Owen