[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2013-6: Allocation of IPv4 and IPv6 Address Space to Out-of-region Requestors - Revised

[John Curran]

On Sep 26, 2013, at 3:06 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:21 PM, John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
> ...
>> That is correct (and reflects current practice handling resource requests.)
> 
> John,
> 
> I support the policy, but I do have a few questions that
> would help finalize my thinking (that I do not recall seeing
> asked or answered).  I understand that any answers are
> going to be more WAGs than facts, and you may not
> have the information or ability to provide the answers,
> but any answers would help me (and perhaps others)
> recognize the implications of such a change (if any)?
> I'll accept as many additional caveats you want to add
> to any response.
> 
> * If this policy was in place for (say) the last year, what
>  is the order of magnitude of number of requests that
>  would have been referred to another RIR (1, 10, 100, 1000)?
> 
> * If this policy was in place for (say) the last year, can
>  you break down the requests by the RIR that the
>  requester appeared to be have their plurality?
> 
> * If this policy was in place for (say) the last year, what
>  is the order of magnitude of the IPv4 numbers that
>  would not have been issued by ARIN (/24 ... /8)?

Gary - 
 
  We're looking into your concerns, and will see whether we
  can provide any insights/WAGs can be provided regarding 
  the potential impact of the policy (as compared to past
  requests.)

Thanks for the thought-provoking questions!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN