[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2017-5: Equalization of Assignment Registration requirements between IPv4 and IPv6 - updated 2017-07-21

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This is a good rewrite of this, and you can count me in favor.

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.


On Fri, 21 Jul 2017, Leif Sawyer wrote:

> Happy Friday, everybody.
>
> As promised, here is the latest rewrite of the draft policy below,  and it will soon be updated at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_5.html
>
> There are two changes noted in the policy statement: the first of which reflects what seems to be the current
> consensus of the PPML regarding netblock sizing; the second is to strike language that may be read as either restrictive
> or non-operational.
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> 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 sub-delegation of any size that will be individually announced,"
> and
>       2) Alter section 6.5.5.3.1. "Residential Customer Privacy" of the NRPM by deleting the phrase "holding /64 and larger blocks"
>
> 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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> Leif Sawyer
> Advisory Council
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