[arin-ppml] Revised: ARIN-2017-4: Remove Reciprocity Requirement for Inter-RIR Transfers

[Mike Burns]

Policy statement:

Add the following sentence after the first sentence of NRPM 8.4:

Inter-RIR transfers may take place to an RIR with a non-reciprocal inter-RIR
transfer policy only when the recipient RIR has an IPv4 total inventory less
than the average (mean) of the IPv4 total inventory among all of the RIRs.


Hi,

Can we get a definition of "IPv4 total inventory"? 
Do reserves of all flavors count? 
Does ARIN staff whip out the calculators on the day the transfer request is
received?
Will they hold transfers in abeyance until the ratios work out, then quickly
process them?
Does this provide an incentive for LACNIC and AFRINIC to rid themselves of
IPv4 reserves?
Are all RIR inventories updated daily?

The average could change throughout the day unless the RIRs publish at the
same time. Imagine the situation of a buyer in AFRINIC, biting his nails to
see whether a change in APNIC or RIPE will allow his transfer to go through
today.

I support the policy but it would be far better to lose that additional
sentence. Just drop the world reciprocal and if problems arise they can be
dealt with later.

Regards,
Mike Burns