[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-167 Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers

[Seth Mattinen]

On 4/30/12 8:57 AM, ARIN wrote:
> 
> ARIN-prop-167 Removal of Renumbering Requirement for Small Multihomers
> 
> Proposal Originator: Kevin Blumberg
> 
> Proposal Version: 1
> 
> Date: 30 April 2012
> 
> Proposal type: remove
> 
> Policy term: permanent
> 
> Policy statement:
> 
> Remove the entire subsection 4.3.6.2 "Additional Assignments for Small
> Multihomers".
> 
> Rationale:
> 
> The policy has had the unintended effect of freezing small multi homed
> end users from being able to return to ARIN for additional assignments.
> The requirement to renumber out of space is unique and is applying an
> undue burden of renumbering what would be an organization's core
> infrastructure.
> 


I'm a bit late on this, but I oppose. I would not support any proposal
that removes the renumbering requirement. If the org is growing enough
that they need more than a /24 within a timeframe that it would be
"painful" to renumber then they can do the legwork to justify an initial
/22 as was the case prior to opening the door to /24's. Or simply accept
that the org will either renumber from the /24 like they would renumber
from PA anyway and plan ahead.

In my opinion, the intent was to open end user PI space to small
multihomers. Growing beyond a /24 means you're no longer a "small
multihomer" to me.

~Seth