[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2019-18: LIR/ISP Re-Assignment to Non-Connected Networks

[John Santos]

On 9/24/2019 04:41 PM, ARIN wrote:

> ORIGINAL POLICY LANGUAGE
> 
> 8.5.2 Operational Use
> 
> ARIN allocates or assigns number resources to organizations via transfer 
> solely for the purpose of use on an operational network.
> 
> PROPOSED POLICY LANGUAGE
> 
> Option 1 : Remove 8.5.2 entirely
> 
> Option 2 : Edit as follows
> 
> 8.5.2 Operational Use
> 
> ARIN allocates or assigns number resources to organizations via transfer 
> solely primarily for the purpose of use on an operational network, but 
> may allocate or assign number resources to organizations for other 
> purposes, including re-assignment to non-connected networks .

"via transfer solely primarily for the purpose of ..."

Is it "solely" or "primarily"?  I don't see how it can be both unless 
I'm completely mis-parsing this sentence.  If that's the case, it should 
be rewritten for clarity.

I would consider a non-connected network as an operational network, as 
long there are hosts using and communicating (sending an receiving IP 
packets) using the number resources in question.

I think I prefer Scott's wording, which accomplishes that purpose much 
more simply and less ambiguously.

-- 
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539