[arin-ppml] Policy discussion - Method of calculating utilization

Jeffrey Lyon jeffrey.lyon at blacklotus.net
Wed Apr 30 11:51:24 EDT 2014


Scott,

Also, we're already in Phase 4, so isn't it fair to say that the free
pool is essentially exhausted?

Thanks, Jeff

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 12:44 AM, Scott Leibrand <scottleibrand at gmail.com> wrote:
> This seems to me like a reasonable operational practice for ARIN to use to
> help prevent a run on the remaining free pool from organizations with large
> quantities of existing space.
>
> Are you trying to change this before free pool runout, or are you concerned
> with making needs justification a bit easier for transfers once the free
> pool is exhausted? I would support the latter, but not the former.
>
> -Scott
>
>
> On Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Jeffrey Lyon <jeffrey.lyon at blacklotus.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Friends, Colleagues,
>>
>> A couple of years ago I brought up an issue I had run into where the
>> utilization requirement for new requests is being calculated on a per
>> allocation basis rather than in aggregate. For example, if an
>> organization has 4 x /22 and 3 of them are utilized 100% and the
>> fourth utilized at 75%, that request would be denied. This is a bit
>> out of balance as an organization with a single /20 utilized at 80%
>> would have less efficient utilization but would be eligible to request
>> additional space.
>>
>> The last time this was discussed it sounded as if the community would
>> support a policy proposal to change this calculation to be considered
>> in aggregate vs. per assignment. Does this remain the case?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Jeffrey A. Lyon, CISSP-ISSMP
>> Fellow, Black Lotus Communications
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> Scott



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Jeffrey A. Lyon, CISSP-ISSMP
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