[arin-ppml] ASN transfers...

[Randy Whitney]

On 9/20/2011 10:55 AM, David Williamson wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 04:35:20PM +0200, Martin Hannigan wrote:
>> There are legacy ASN's. There is policy to transfer legacy resources
>> "assets". The language in 8.x doesn't discern between IP addresses or
>> ASN''s.
>>
>> Why not?
>
> That's obvious, is it not?  :-)  Clearly an oversight, given the
> fixation on legacy addresses.  Perhaps 8.x needs a glossary/preamble
> with some definitions.  The intent of that section is clear, even if
> the language is a bit vague in defining "legacy resources".  I just
> don't see why someone would want to transfer an ASN outside of normal
> business transactions.  Perhaps due to some misplaced sense of
> importance around a lower number?  In any case, this feels like a minor
> issue.  A brief editorial proposal could resolve it, and would seem
> likely to get a lot of support.

I can see a few reasons why generically one might want to be able to
transfer an ASN, rather than request a new one:

- Legacy hardware lacks proper support for Four Byte ASNs
- Lower ASN implies older, more established network
- Perhaps a choice ASN comes up for grabs
- Chance or Opportunity to maintain Peering Relationships on ASN

I support adding ASNs into the mix.

Best Regards,
Randy.