[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2020-3: IPv6 Nano-allocations
John Santos
john at egh.com
Thu Apr 16 01:56:11 EDT 2020
What does "closed with no action" mean? Does it mean the RSP abandoned the request?
On 4/15/2020 7:18 PM, John Sweeting wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> The numbers around this are:
>
> 320 3x small RSPs
> 30 have applied and been approved for IPv6 of which 26 closed with no action to complete by the requester. The other 4 are currently still open and pending action.
>
> Thanks,
> John S.
>
> On 4/15/20, 11:30 AM, "Andrew Dul" <andrew.dul at quark.net> wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Could you provide the community with a rough magnitude of this issue?
>
> Approximately how many of these 3x-small ISP organizations have come to
> ARIN and requested IPv6? How many accepted the block and how many
> refused because of the fee issue? How many 3x-small ISP organizations
> does ARIN currently serve.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
> On 4/14/2020 2:29 PM, John Sweeting wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > For anyone interested in the content of the "Policy Experience Report presented by Registration
> > Services to the AC at its annual workshop in January 2020" referenced in the problem statement you can see that report here:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/about/welcome/ac/meetings/2020_0124/policy_experience_report.pdf
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > On 3/24/20, 1:22 PM, "ARIN-PPML on behalf of ARIN" <arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net on behalf of info at arin.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 19 March 2020, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted
> > "ARIN-prop-285: IPv6 Nano-allocations" as a Draft Policy.
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2020-3 is below and can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_3/
> >
> > 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/participate/policy/pdp/
> >
> > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sean Hopkins
> > Policy Analyst
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2020-3: IPv6 Nano-allocations
> >
> > Problem Statement:
> >
> > ARIN's fee structure provides a graduated system wherein organizations
> > pay based on the amount of number resources they consume.
> >
> > In the case of the very smallest ISPs, if a 3X-Small ISP (with a /24 or
> > smaller of IPv4) gets the present minimal-sized IPv6 allocation (a /36),
> > its annual fees will double from $250 to $500/year.
> >
> > According to a Policy Experience Report presented by Registration
> > Services to the AC at its annual workshop in January 2020, this
> > represents a disincentive to IPv6 adoption with a substantial fraction
> > of so-situated ISPs saying "no thanks" and abandoning their request for
> > IPv6 number resources when informed of the impact on their annual fees.
> >
> > This can be addressed by rewriting subsection 6.5.2(b). Initial
> > Allocation Size to allow allocation of a /40 to only the smallest ISPs
> > upon request, and adding a new clause 6.5.2(g) to cause an automatic
> > upgrade to at least a /36 in the case where the ISP is no longer 3X-Small.
> >
> > Reserving /40s only for organizations initially expanding into IPv6 from
> > an initial sliver of IPv4 space will help to narrowly address the
> > problem observed by Registration Services while avoiding unintended
> > consequences by accidentally giving a discount for undersized allocations.
> >
> > Policy Statement:
> >
> > Replace the current 6.5.2(b) with the following:
> >
> > b. In no case shall an LIR receive smaller than a /32 unless they
> > specifically request a /36 or /40.
> >
> > In order to be eligible for a /40, an ISP must meet the following
> > requirements:
> > * Hold IPv4 direct allocations totaling a /24 or less (to include zero)
> > * Hold IPv4 reassignments/reallocations totaling a /22 or less (to
> > include zero)
> >
> > In no case shall an ISP receive more than a /16 initial allocation.
> >
> > Add 6.5.2(g) as follows:
> >
> > g. An LIR that requests a smaller /36 or /40 allocation is entitled to
> > expand the allocation to any nibble aligned size up to /32 at any time
> > without renumbering or additional justification. /40 allocations shall
> > be automatically upgraded to /36 if at any time said LIR's IPv4 direct
> > allocations exceed a /24. Expansions up to and including a /32 are not
> > considered subsequent allocations, however any expansions beyond /32 are
> > considered subsequent allocations and must conform to section 6.5.3.
> > Downgrades of any IPv6 allocation to less than a /36 are not permitted
> > regardless of the ISP's current or former IPv4 number resource holdings.
> >
> > Comments:
> >
> > The intent of this policy proposal is to make IPv6 adoption at the very
> > bottom end expense-neutral for the ISP and revenue-neutral for ARIN. The
> > author looks forward to a future era wherein IPv6 is the dominant
> > technology and IPv4 is well in decline and considered optional leading
> > the Community to conclude that sunsetting this policy is prudent in the
> > interests of avoiding an incentive to request undersized IPv6 allocations.
> >
> > Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > ARIN-PPML
> > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to
> > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML at arin.net).
> > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:
> > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml
> > Please contact info at arin.net if you experience any issues.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > ARIN-PPML
> > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to
> > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML at arin.net).
> > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:
> > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml
> > Please contact info at arin.net if you experience any issues.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARIN-PPML
> You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to
> the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML at arin.net).
> Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:
> https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml
> Please contact info at arin.net if you experience any issues.
--
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539
More information about the ARIN-PPML
mailing list