[arin-ppml] Revised/Retitled: Draft Policy ARIN-2017-5: Improved IPv6 Registration Requirements

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I think we got it this time.

I support.

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.


On Tue, 22 Aug 2017, ARIN wrote:

> The following has been revised:
>
> * Draft Policy ARIN-2017-5: Improved IPv6 Registration Requirements
>
> Revised text is below and can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_5.html
>
> Note that the Draft Policy title has changed from "Equalization of Assignment 
> Registration requirements between IPv4 and IPv6"
>
> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will 
> evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft 
> policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in 
> the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
>
> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
> * Technically Sound
> * Supported by the Community
>
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>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Sean Hopkins
> Policy Analyst
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-5: Improved IPv6 Registration Requirements
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> Current ARIN policy has different WHOIS directory registration requirements 
> for IPv4 vs IPv6 address assignments. IPv4 registration is triggered for an 
> assignment of any address block equal to or greater than a /29 (i.e., eight 
> IPv4 addresses). In the case of IPv6, registration occurs for an assignment 
> of any block equal to or greater than a /64, which constitutes one entire 
> IPv6 subnet and is the minimum block size for an allocation.  Accordingly, 
> there is a significant disparity between IPv4 and IPv6 WHOIS registration 
> thresholds in the case of assignments, resulting in more work in the case of 
> IPv6 than is the case for IPv4. There is no technical or policy rationale for 
> the disparity, which could serve as a deterrent to more rapid IPv6 adoption. 
> The purpose of this proposal is to eliminate the disparity and corresponding 
> adverse consequences.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> 1) Alter section 6.5.5.1 "Reassignment information" of the NRPM to strike 
> "/64 or more addresses" and change to "/47 or more addresses, or 
> subdelegation of any size that will be individually announced,"
>
> and
>
> 2) Alter section 6.5.5.2. "Assignments visible within 7 days" of the NRPM to 
> strike the text "4.2.3.7.1" and change to "6.5.5.1"
>
> and
>
> 3) Alter section 6.5.5.3.1. "Residential Customer Privacy" of the NRPM by 
> deleting the phrase "holding /64 and larger blocks"
>
> and
>
> 4) Add new section 6.5.5.4  "Registration Requested by Recipient" of the 
> NRPM, to read: "If the downstream recipient of a static assignment of /64 or 
> more addresses requests publishing of that assignment in ARIN's registration 
> database, the ISP must register that assignment as described in section 
> 6.5.5.1."
>
> Comments:
>
> a.    Timetable for implementation:
>
> Policy should be adopted as soon as possible.
>
>
> b.    Anything else:
>
> Author Comments: IPv6 should not be more burdensome than the equivalent IPv4 
> network size. Currently, assignments of /29 or more of IPv4 space (8 
> addresses) require registration. The greatest majority of ISP customers who 
> have assignments of IPv4 space are of a single IPv4 address which do not 
> trigger any ARIN registration requirement when using IPv4. This is NOT true 
> when these same exact customers use IPv6, as assignments of /64 or more of 
> IPv6 space require registration. Beginning with RFC 3177, it has been 
> standard practice to assign a minimum assignment of /64 to every customer end 
> user site, and less is never used.  This means that ALL IPv6 assignments, 
> including those customers that only use a single IPv4 address must be 
> registered with ARIN if they are given the minimum assignment of /64 of IPv6 
> space. This additional effort may prevent ISP's from giving IPv6 addresses 
> because of the additional expense of registering those addresses with ARIN, 
> which is not required for IPv4. The administrative burden of 100% customer 
> registration of IPv6 customers is unreasonable, when such is not required for 
> those customers receiving only IPv4 connections.
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