[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2015-5: Out of region use - revised

[Owen DeLong]

For those that are wondering if this is a real problem…

I quote from a recent ARIN response to a resource transfer preapproval request:

 In accordance with section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues number resources for use within its region. Please confirm the requested number resources will be routed within the ARIN region. 

If one takes this language literally, then the scenario where you have servers in USVI that you are addressing, but your anchor routes are held in upstream routers in Brazil and Uruguay would actually potentially preclude you from getting addresses from ARIN.

This policy is, in fact, necessary to constrain ARIN staff and provide a clear mechanism by which ARIN region entities can obtain addresses through ARIN for their network, regardless of how far the footprint of their network extends.

We all know that geography != topology. Further, the arbitrary lines drawn on a map with passport control stations sprinkled on either side mean very little to bits flowing through fiber. There are no border guards on the fiber networks, or if there are, they are generally not national border guards anyway.

As such, unless you believe this policy causes actual harm, I urge you to support it.

Owen

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