[arin-ppml] LIR/ISP and End-user definitions

[Scott Leibrand]

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1. Policy Proposal Name: LIR/ISP and End-user definitions

2. Proposal Originator

a. name: Scott Leibrand

b. email: scottleibrand at gmail.com

c. telephone: 360-419-5185

d. organization: Limelight Networks

3. Date: May 2, 2013

4. Problem Statement:

At ARIN 31, the Policy Experience Report (slides at
https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_31/PDF/monday/nobile_policy.pdfor
https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_31/PPT/monday/nobile_policy.pptx)
reported that, in ARIN staff's experience, the NRPM does not adequately
define ISP/LIR vs. end-user.  As currently defined, and interpreted
literally, many companies do not qualify as either LIRs or end-users.

I would propose that the primary difference between ISPs/LIRs vs.
end-users, for purposes of the NRPM, is whether an organization reassigns
address blocks to third parties.  If an organization maintains full control
of all of the equipment on its network, and doesn't need to make any
reassignments to other organizations, then it can qualify as an end-user.
 In particular, an end user organization can supply a full list of all the
IP addresses in use on its network, and know what devices are using those
addresses.

An ISP/LIR, on the other hand, should be defined by whether they delegate
that responsibility to another organization.  In that case, they need to
reassign the network space via SWIP/rwhois, which makes them an LIR.
 Additionally, there are likely some ISPs that do not (yet) need to
delegate any address blocks, but which assign address space to users
(rather than to their own equipment), which should also fall under the
definition of LIR/ISP.

5. Policy statement:

Update NRPM 2.4 and 2.6 to read:

2.4. Local Internet Registry (LIR) / Internet Service Provider (ISP)

The terms Internet Service Provider (ISP) and LIR are used interchangeably
in this document.  A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an IR that assigns
address space to the users of the network services that it provides.
 Therefore, LIRs / ISPs are organizations that reassign addresses to end
users and/or reallocate addresses to other ISPs/LIRs.

2.6. End-user

An end-user is an organization receiving assignments of IP addresses
exclusively for use in its operational networks, and does not register any
reassignments of that space.

6. Comments:

a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate


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