[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2021-3: Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy Clarifications

[Martin Hannigan]

That makes sense to me.

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 8:23 PM Chris Woodfield <chris at semihuman.com> wrote:

> Speaking in support, but I’d like to recommend an adjustment in the
> proposal text. I think the phrase “unique routing policy, such as BGP” is
> technically incorrect; BGP is a protocol, not a policy. BGP is how a
> network *communicates* the relevant aspects of its unique routing policy to
> its peers, but is not the policy in and of itself.
>
> As such, where the proposal text says “unique routing policy, such as
> BGP”, I think this should read “unique routing policy, implemented via BGP”
> - that should fix the bug here.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -C
>
> > On Jul 20, 2021, at 12:52 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 15 July 2021, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-298:
> Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy Clarifications" as a Draft
> Policy.
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-3 is below and can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2021_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:
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> >
> > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
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> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sean Hopkins
> > Senior Policy Analyst
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2021-3: Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy
> Clarifications
> >
> > Problem Statement:
> >
> > At ARIN 47, staff identified three points of potential confusion with
> current text in NRPM Section 5: AS Numbers.
> >
> > 1. “Sites that do not require a unique AS Number should use one or more
> of the AS Numbers reserved for private use.” Some customers are not aware
> that their need for a unique AS Number depends upon their need (or lack
> thereof) to utilize the AS Number on the public Internet.
> >
> > 2. “In order to be assigned an AS Number, each requesting organization
> must provide ARIN with verification that it has one of the following…A
> unique routing policy (its policy differs from its border gateway peers)…A
> multihomed site.” Few customers qualify for an AS Number under the “unique
> routing policy” requirement, specifically because they aren’t aware of what
> “unique routing policy” applies to.
> >
> > 3. “AS Numbers are issued based on current need. An organization should
> request an AS Number only when it is already multihomed or will immediately
> become multihomed.” All ARIN delegations are based on current needs, and
> some customers aren’t aware they need network plans when they request an AS
> Number. Additionally, clarification that some organizations may have a
> unique need for an AS Number outside of utilizing a unique routing policy,
> such as BGP.
> >
> > Policy statement:
> >
> > In Section 5 -
> >
> > Replace
> >
> > “Sites that do not require a unique AS Number should use one or more of
> the AS Numbers reserved for private use.”
> >
> > with
> >
> > “Private ASNs should be used only when there is no plan to use them on
> the public Internet.”
> >
> > Replace
> >
> > “1. A unique routing policy (its policy differs from its border gateway
> peers) 2. A multihomed site.”
> >
> > with
> >
> > “1. A plan to connect their network using a unique routing policy, such
> as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) 2. A network requiring routing policies to
> be deployed which are unique only to that network”
> >
> > Replace
> >
> > “AS Numbers are issued based on current need. An organization should
> request an AS Number only when it is already multihomed or will immediately
> become multihomed.”
> >
> > with
> >
> > “AS Numbers should be requested when an organization has network plans
> ready and is either planning to use a unique routing policy (such as BGP)
> or has a unique need for an AS Number.”
> >
> > Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> >
> >
> >
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