[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17: Change Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate

[Jeffrey Lyon]

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 5:21 AM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> On 15 May 2014 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-209 Change
> Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate" as a Draft
> Policy.
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17 is below and can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2014_17.html
>
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>
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> Draft Policy ARIN-2014-17
> Change Utilization Requirements from last-allocation to total-aggregate
>
> Date: 16 May 2014
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> Utilization requirements 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.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Section 4.2.4.1- Change text to read: "ISPs must have efficiently utilized
> all previous allocations, in aggregate, to at least 80% in order to receive
> additional space. This includes all space reassigned to their customers.
> Please note that until your prior utilization is verified to meet the 80%
> requirement, ARIN can neither process nor approve a request for additional
> addresses."
>
> Section 4.3.6.1- Change text to read: "End-users must have efficiently
> utilized all previous assignments, in aggregate, to at least 80% in order to
> receive additional space, and must provide ARIN with utilization details.
> The prefix size for an additional assignment is determined by applying the
> policies found in Section 4.3 of the NRPM."
>
> Comments:
>
> a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate, possibly through board action.
> b. Per originator, This does not currently extend into MDN (aka 4.5.4), and
> I'm not really sure how to reconcile it against 4.5.5, but OP expressed some
> concern that there may be undue restrictions there. It might be better
> served by a separate proposal.
> c. There should probably also be an attempt to clean up the language between
> 4.2.4.1 and 4.3.6.1, as they're both currently very clunky.
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My concern re: MDN requests is that the draft policy, if enacted,
should consider each discrete network in aggregate (vs. all MDN in
aggregate).

-- 
Jeffrey A. Lyon, CISSP-ISSMP
Fellow, Black Lotus Communications
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