[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-129: IPv4 Addresses for Process Participants

[Joel Jaeggli]

Oppose

joel jaeggli

On 1/21/11 12:23 PM, ARIN wrote:
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> 
> ARIN-prop-129: IPv4 Addresses for Process Participants
> 
> Proposal Originator: Matthew Kaufman
> 
> Proposal Version: 1
> 
> Date: 21 January 2011
> 
> Proposal type: New
> 
> Policy term: Permanent
> 
> Policy statement:
> 
>   Upon receipt of that last IPv4 /8 from IANA, ARIN shall distribute
> one quarter (a single /10) of the space immediately to "active
> participants" in the ARIN policy development process.
> 
>   An "active participant" for this purpose is defined as an individual
> who expresses support for OR objection to this proposal.
> 
>   Each "active participant" shall receive a single block of the same
> size, the size chosen so as to maximally use the /10 allocated for this
> purpose, but in no case shall the block be smaller than /24. No more
> than one such block shall be distributed per organization if a single
> organization has more than one "active participant".
> 
>   In the case where the number of "active participants" exceeds the
> number of minimum-sized (/24) blocks available, priority shall be given
> to those who responded first.
> 
> Rationale:
> 
>   In order to accelerate IPv6 deployment, it is critical that IPv4
> space be consumed as rapidly as possible.
> 
>   Several possible approaches exist. One would be to distribute the
> final space proportionately to existing assignment size. Another might
> be to randomly assign the remaining space. Yet another might be to award
> the space based on merit, after reviewing possible uses for the final
> IPv4 space.
> 
>   This proposal instead simply consumes some of the remaining space by
> directly rewarding the participants in the policy development process
> for their participation.
> 
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> 
> 
> 
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