[arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3
Mike Burns
mike at nationwideinc.com
Fri May 27 12:06:38 EDT 2011
RE: [arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3Bill,
My point is that the guidelines you posted are already obseleted by current transfer requirements involving not 12 months, but three months of usage in the current needs test.
Could RIPE refuse to transfer to us because we are violating the "values" of RFC2050 by not allowing a 12 months of need?
So attempting to claim that RFC2050 somehow clears up the uncertainty about the word "compatible" doesn't suffice.
And as far as cherry picking, my quote of 4.1 says "the primary", while you degrade that language to "a primary" in your reply.
And anyway, what is the point of trying to use RFC 2050 to justify or explain language that could be clearly inserted in the NRPM?
This is similar to when I pointed out that section 12 of the NRPM would not give ARIN the right to revoke addresses for utilization as it is written now, and John proffered RFC2050 as providing that justification, which is lacking in the current NRPM language.
That is like using the Declaration of Independence to make a legal finding absent from the Constitution. Sure it can give guidance, but the actual rules are better clearly established in the NRPM, if that is an option.
Regards,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Darte
To: Mike Burns
Cc: ARIN-PPML List
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 11:11 AM
Subject: RE: [arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3
Mike,
Please don't cherry-pick the guidance of RFC 2050.
It also says, more pertinent and fundamental to the issues of transfers and efficiency....
1. Introduction Internet address space is distributed according to the following
three goals:
1) Conservation: Fair distribution of globally unique Internet address
space according to the operational needs of the end-users and Internet
Service Providers operating networks using this address space.
Prevention of stockpiling in order to maximize the lifetime of the Internet address space. 2) Routability: Distribution of globally unique Internet addresses
in a hierarchical manner, permitting the routing scalability of
the addresses. This scalability is necessary to ensure proper
operation of Internet routing, although it must be stressed that
routability is in no way guaranteed with the allocation or
assignment of IPv4 addresses.
3) Registration: Provision of a public registry documenting address
space allocation and assignment. This is necessary to ensure
uniqueness and to provide information for Internet trouble shooting
at all levels.
Conservation is the first principle, registration services is a primary duty of the RIR, to be sure, but its goals are not record keeping alone, but for the purposes of achieving the goals otherwise described.Moreover, 3.1 Common Registry Requirements
Because the number of available IP addresses on the Internet is
limited, the utilization rate of address space will be a key factor
in network number assignment. Therefore, in the best interest of the
Internet as a whole, specific guidelines have been created to govern
the assignment of addresses based on utilization rates.
Although topological issues may make exceptions necessary, the basic
criteria that should be met to receive network numbers are listed
below:
25% immediate utilization rate
50% utilization rate within 1 year The utilization rate above is to be used as a guideline, there may be
be occasions when the 1 year rate does not fall exactly in this
range. Organizations must exhibit a high confidence level in its 1
year utilization rate and supply documentation to justify the level
of confidence.
Organizations will be assigned address space based on immediate
utilization plus 1 year projected utilization. A prefix longer than
/24 may be issued if deemed appropriate. Organizations with less
than 128 hosts will not be issued an IP address directly from the
IRs. Organizations may be issued a prefix longer than /24 if the
organization can provide documentation from a registry recognized ISP
indicating the ISP will accept the long prefix for injection into the
global routing system.
Exceptions to the criteria will not be made based on insufficient
equipment without additional detailed justification. Organizations
should implement variable length subnet mask (VLSM) internally to
maximize the effective utilization of address space. Address
assignments will be made under the assumption that VLSM is or will be
implemented.
IP addresses are valid as long as the criteria continues to be met.
The IANA reserves the right to invalidate any IP assignments once it
is determined the the requirement for the address space no longer
exists. In the event of address invalidation, reasonable efforts
will be made by the appropriate registry to inform the organization
that the addresses have been returned to the free pool of IPv4
address space.
4. Operational Guidelines For Registries
7. The transfer of IP addresses from one party to another must be
approved by the regional registries. The party trying to obtain
the IP address must meet the same criteria as if they were
requesting an IP address directly from the IR.
Clearly, the guidelines call for efficient utilization by entities that have need and can justtify the needand transfers would be according to local policies of RIRs....which have all agreed to conform to these principles.bd
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From: Mike Burns [mailto:mike at nationwideinc.com]
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 9:16 AM
To: Bill Darte; Chris Grundemann
Cc: ARIN-PPML List
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3
Hi Bill,
It's still not clear to me.
Referencing "values" of an RFC is not terribly clarifying when attempting to match transfer needs requirements which already are out of sync with RFC2050's 1 year window.
And anyway, I say that requiring a needs test is *NOT* consistent with the values expressed here in RFC2050:
4. Operational Guidelines For Registries
1. Regional Registries provide registration services as its
primary function.
By requiring a needs test for inter-RIR transfers, we run the risk of driving these transfers off the books in contravention of our PRIMARY function as stewards.
Just so we all understand.
APNIC has a great need, and probably less underutilized addresses in its market to supply that need.
A good chunk of available space is likely to be found in the legacy pools which are overrepresented in our region.
The majority of this legacy space is not under any RSA with any RIR.
You can route legacy space from inside Asia.
A likely action that will occur is the purchases of address blocks from legacy holders which will be routed in Asia by network operators there, but ARIN will not be notified and Whois will not be updated.
I have said that I think we are moving into a future with more, rather than less, conflict over IPv4 address control. This is only to be expected, as the availability of free pool addresses has always provided a replacement option for any addresses in conflict. In addition, the underlying monetary value of address control, once understood, provides ample motive to drive conflict.
In an age of conflict, the accuracy of Whois will be related to the level of trust afforded to it. The absence of a strong trust authority could open the doors to a private registry.
Suppose there is conflict between private organizations over address control. Then add to that conflict between RIRs over which registry is the authoritative. What is to stop a real international trust authority, say Lloyds of London, from using its trust to establish a pricey but generally recognized registry?
Or even worse, what if the door is opened to the ITU to claim the RIR system was failing in a post-exhaust era, and seek to create its own registry system, or otherwise take control?
Once again, I make the point that a market in IPv4 addresses, such as envisaged in 8.3 or in the APNIC transfer policy, meets the stewardship goal of conservation through natural market forces.
If we ladle on an extra helping of steward meddling, we are taking action in contravention of our primary duty to maintain a viable and trusted registry.
So I would support the proposal if the requirement was simply that both RIRs approve, leaving off the "signal" sent by the needs language, which signal reads like a shot across the bow to me.
Regards,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Darte
To: Mike Burns ; Chris Grundemann
Cc: ARIN-PPML List
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: [arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3
The word you say is subjective...'compatible'... in the DP is interpreted by..
'that exercise Internet stewardship consistent with the values expressed in RFC2050'
-----Original Message-----
From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net on behalf of Mike Burns
Sent: Thu 5/26/2011 4:28 PM
To: Chris Grundemann
Cc: ARIN-PPML List
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Integrating Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 into NRPM 8.3
> What is to be gained by including that language, except to engender
> Inter-RIR conflict?
> The wording already includes both RIRs to approve the transfer.
> There is no definition in the policy or elsewhere in the NRPM of
> "compatible" needs policies.
> I don't see the point in including it.
The point of that statement is to signal the intentions of the ARIN
community both to ARIN staff and to other RIRs. It provides guidance
to ARIN staff that they should not agree to any transfer that does not
include needs-based policy on the recipient end. It also ensures that
recipients in other regions will not be surprised when a transfer is
denied for lack of said needs-based policies. The point, in short, is
clarity and transparency.
Cheers,
~Chris
Hi Chris,
But how clear is it exactly?
Do you mean it to signal that *any* needs test is compatible?
If that is the intent, then I think the language can be clearer.
If you want clarity, then using a subjective word like "compatible" which is
undefined in the proposal is sub-optimal.
Since its definition and application is left to ARIN staff, and ARIN staff
is required to decide on transfer approval anyway, I don't see any great
clarity or transparency.
What I do see reads like a political statement added onto a policy proposal,
to no real effect except to exacerbate inter-RIR tensions.
What better way to incite the APNIC stewards to unilaterally decide to
accept transfers into their region of legacy space with no RSA in place?
This is currently a lacuna in policy awaiting a test case, as far as I know.
It's not like there are hundreds of different transfer policies, I'm sure
those requesting inter-RIR transfers will be aware of the current policies
without brandishing our disdain for their version of stewardship in
additional and functionally inoperative language.
Regards,
Mike
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