[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2013-3: Tiny IPv6 Allocations for ISPs

[David Farmer]

On 3/28/13 18:04 , William Herrin wrote:

> So, what you're suggesting is:
>
> "6.5.2.1(b): In no case shall an LIR receive smaller than a /32
> allocation unless they specifically request a /36 or /40. In no case
> shall an ISP receive more than a /16 initial allocation.
>
> 6.5.2.1(g):  A LIR which received a /36 or /40 initial allocation is
> entitled to increase said allocation's size to /36 or /32. The change
> is not a subsequent allocation as described in 6.5.3."
>
> Interesting.

I'd change that a little and add another subsection;

6.5.2.1(g):  An LIR that requested a /36 or /40 initial allocation is 
entitled to increase said allocation's size to /36 or /32.  This change 
is not a subsequent allocation as described in 6.5.3.  Additionally, a 
minimum of a /32 will be reserved for all such LIRs to facilitate this 
expansion.

6.5.2.1(h): An LIR that received a /32 initial allocation before the 
availability of the /36 and /40 initial allocation sizes is entitled to 
a one-time decrease of their allocation size to /36 or /40.  Such an LIR 
will retain the first (lowest numbered) subnet or the last (highest 
numbered) subnet of their original block.

Anyone have other text suggestions?

> Two points:
>
> 1. If we're willing to give an ISP a /40 for $500, fairness dictates
> that we be willing to give an end user a /40 for $500 as well.

Yes, I believe that xx-small would be changed for both ISP and end users 
to "/40 or smaller", this means the vast majority of end users will 
receive their IPv6 assignment for $500, and only the largest end users 
would pay more than $500.

> 2. If we're willing to give an ISP voting membership in ARIN for a
> total fee package of $500/year, fairness dictates that we do the same
> for end users... not the $800 that an end user holding one IPv4 block,
> one IPv6 block and one AS number would be called on to pay.

This is defiantly an issue and I support changes to fix it, but it is 
not related to the IPv6 assignment or allocation policies and is not a 
subject for the PDP.

Thanks

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