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

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So based on this policy and the current numbers, which RIR's are covered 
by this statement?  Is that LACNIC and AFRINIC only?

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.


On Wed, 6 Sep 2017, ARIN wrote:

> The following has been revised:
>
> * Draft Policy ARIN-2017-4: Remove Reciprocity Requirement for Inter-RIR 
> Transfers
>
> Revised text is below and can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_4.html
>
> 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
>
> The PDP can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
>
> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean Hopkins
> Policy Analyst
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-4: Remove Reciprocity Requirement for Inter-RIR 
> Transfers
>
> Version Date: 6 September 2017
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> AFRINIC and LACNIC are currently considering one-way inter-RIR transfer 
> proposals. Those RIR communities feel a one-way policy a policy that allows 
> network operators in their regions to obtain space from another region and 
> transfer it into AFRINIC and LACNIC may best meet the needs of the operators 
> in that region.
>
> ARIN staff, in reply to an inquiry from AFRINIC, have formally indicated that 
> ARINs 8.4 policy language will not allow ARIN to participate in such one-way 
> transfers. The staff formally indicate to AFRINIC that the word reciprocal in 
> 8.4 prohibits ARIN from allowing ARIN-registered space to transfer directly 
> to AFRINIC (in this context).
>
> ARIN as a community should recognize that other RIR operator communities have 
> different needs than we do. We should recognize that:
>
> - network operators in AFRINIC in LACNIC have need to obtain space in the 
> market;
>
> - have reasons they think are important to not allow two-way transfers; and
>
> - we should understand that the history of the RIR system has led to LACNIC 
> and AFRINIC having multiple orders of magnitude less IPv4 address space than 
> ARIN does.
>
> 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.
>
> Timetable for implementation: Upon the ratification of any inter-RIR transfer 
> policy at another RIR that is one-way as described in the problem statement.
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