[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal -- Normalize Free pool and Transfer justification periods

[Scott Leibrand]

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Alexander, Daniel
<Daniel_Alexander at cable.comcast.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone share my opinion that the soft landing approach of three month
> allocations was a good idea, but the trigger may have been off? Instead of
> making all timeframes equal, would it make better sense to just tweak
> section 4.2.4.4?
>
> Replace:
>
> "When ARIN receives its last /8, by IANA implementing section 10.4.2.2,
> the length of supply that an organization may request will be reduced. An
> organization may choose to request up to a 3-month supply of IP
> addresses."
>
> With:
>
> "When ARIN's available pool of IPv4 address space is less than an
> equivalent /8, the length of supply that an organization may request will
> be reduced. An organization may choose to request up to a 3-month supply
> of IP addresses."

I think I could support that.

> This was discussed in the past, but may be worth another visit. One
> concern I have over prop-161 is it eliminates the soft landing that many
> thought was a good idea.

Agreed.  I don't think eliminating the 3-month requirement is a good idea.

> Dan Alexander
> Speaking as myself

Ditto.

-Scott