[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2014-14: Removing Needs Test fromSmall IPv4 Transfers

[Kevin Kargel]

Out of curiosity, how many transfers have there been from APNIC to ARIN in the same time frame?  Does anyone besides me want to bet on zero?

Kevin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
> Behalf Of McTim
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 1:44 PM
> To: Steven Ryerse
> Cc: ARIN PPML
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2014-14: Removing Needs Test
> fromSmall IPv4 Transfers
> 
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Steven Ryerse <SRyerse at eclipse-
> networks.com> wrote:
> > Milton's conclusion in the research for his article:
> >
> > http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/06/20/baby-steps-and-big-
> differ
> > ences-in-address-transfer-market/
> >
> > indicates that the significant majority of the transfers as a result of the
> removal of needs testing in Policy of other RIRs is in the smallest block sizes in
> the /19-/22 range.
> 
> 
> I'd rather look at data than conclusions:
> 
> 
> "Just eleven (11) transfers have occurred within the ARIN region.
> Fifteen additional transfers, including a /13 (524,288 addresses), have been
> inter-regional from ARIN to APNIC."
> 
> 
> 
> So where is the flood of transfer requests mentioned in the Problem
> Statement?
> 
> I don't see it.
> 
> If RS says it is a problem, I'd be happy to believe them, but I've never known
> them to complain about workload before.
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> 
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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