[arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language

Tue Oct 18 11:38:12 EDT 2022

Agree with Owen - "policy" is not the optimal word. "The experiment’s
outcomes must also be published in a publicly accessible policy”.
Most of the time, the results of an experiment don't end up in a policy.
They end up in a research paper, or end up being used by a company/lab. I
think the spirit of this sentence is that doing an experiment on
ARIN-allocated temp research space should result in publishing (however
that's done - could even be a blog post or something) these results
publicly. Perhaps a better phrasing is publicly accessible document,
repository or format?

Anita Nikolich
(wearing non-ARIN AC hat)

On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 6:02 PM Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML <
arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:

> “The experiment’s outcomes must also be published in a publicly accessible
> policy”—
> I don’t think policy is the correct final word to this sentence… Many
> experiments (most I would venture to say) don’t result in policies.
> Perhaps document, report, or some other word would be more appropriate
> here?
>
> "Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically
> coordinated in that consideration of any potential negative impact of the
> proposed experiment on the operation of the Internet and its deployed
> services has been considered, and a description of experimenter mitigation
> plans to contain any negative impacts has been provided.” —
> I think “adequately coordinated”, “properly coordinated”, or simply
> “coordinated” would be better choices of wording here.
>
> I think 11.4 can be further simplified… suggest:
> The number Resources are allocated for the duration of the experiment, not
> to exceed one year. An extension may be granted at staff discretion upon
> application to ARIN documenting the need for more time to complete a
> successful experiment.
>
> Owen
>
>
> On Sep 19, 2022, at 13:49 , ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
>
> The following Draft Policy has been revised:
>
> * ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language
>
> Revised text is below and can be found at:
>
> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_8/
>
> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will
> evaluate the discussion 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
> Senior Policy Analyst
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> Section 11 of the NRPM contains a great deal of language that is either
> explicitly not policy, or is not impactful on ARIN's administration of
> Internet number resources for experimental allocations, or to the customers
> requesting said resources. A revision to transform Section 11 into a
> collection of policies for experimental allocations serves to make the
> Section more easily digested by the reader, and a more functional reference
> for customers and ARIN staff during experimental allocation requests.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Section 11 Overview
> Current text:
> 11. Experimental Internet Resource Allocations
> ARIN will allocate Numbering Resources to entities requiring temporary
> Numbering Resources for a fixed period of time under the terms of
> recognized experimental activity.
> "Numbering Resources" refers to unicast IPv4 or IPv6 address space and
> Autonomous System numbers.
> The following are the criteria for this policy:
> Proposed text:
> 11. Experimental Internet Resource Allocations
> ARIN will allocate Number Resources to organizations requiring temporary
> Number Resources for a fixed period of time under the terms of a recognized
> experimental activity.
> Section 11.1
> Current text:
> 11.1. Documentation of Recognized Experimental Activity
> A Recognized Experimental Activity is one where the experiment's
> objectives and practices are described in a publicly accessible document.
> It is a normal requirement that a Recognized Experimental Activity also
> includes the undertaking that the experiment's outcomes be published in a
> publicly accessible document at the end of the experiment. The conditions
> for determining the end of the experiment are to be included in the
> document. Applicants for an experimental allocation are expected to
> demonstrate an understanding that when the experiment ends, the allocation
> will be returned; a successful experiment may need a new allocation under
> normal policies in order to continue in production or commercial use, but
> will not retain the experimental allocation.
> A "publicly accessible document" is a document that is publicly and openly
> available free of charges and free of any constraints of disclosure.
> ARIN will not recognize an experimental activity under this policy if the
> entire research experiment cannot be publicly disclosed.
> ARIN has a strong preference for the recognition of experimental activity
> documentation in the form of a document which has been approved for
> publication by the IESG or by a similar mechanism as implemented by the
> IETF.
> Proposed text:
> 11.1. Eligibility Criteria for Recognized Experimental Activity
> The eligibility criteria for a recognized experimental activity under this
> policy are:
>
>    - The experiment’s description and objectives are published in a
>    publicly accessible document, which for the purpose of this policy means
>    that the document is readily available free of charges to the public, and
>    free of any constraints of disclosure within one year after the end of the
>    experiment;
>    - The experiment’s outcomes must also be published in a publicly
>    accessible policy;
>    - Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically
>    sound within the meaning of ARIN’s Policy Development Process;
>    - Demonstration to ARIN that the experimental activity is technically
>    coordinated in that consideration of any potential negative impact of the
>    proposed experiment on the operation of the Internet and its deployed
>    services has been considered, and a description of experimenter mitigation
>    plans to contain any negative impacts has been provided.
>
> Retire Sections 11.2 and 11.3
> Section 11.4
> Current text:
> 11.4. Resource Allocation Term and Renewal
> The Numbering Resources are allocated for a period of one year. The
> allocation can be renewed on application to ARIN providing information as
> per Detail One. The identity and details of the applicant and the allocated
> Numbering Resources will be published under the conditions of ARIN's normal
> publication policy. At the end of the experiment, resources allocated under
> this policy will be returned to the available pool.
> Proposed text:
> 11.4. Resource Allocation Term and Renewal
> The Number Resources are allocated for a period of one year under this
> policy. The allocation can be renewed on application to ARIN by providing
> information as to why an extension is necessary for a successful
> experiment. The resources allocated under this policy must be returned to
> ARIN as soon as the recognized experimental activity has ended.
> Section 11.5
> Current text:
> 11.5. Single Resource Allocation per Experiment
> ARIN will make one-off allocations only, on an annual basis to any
> applicant. Additional allocations to an organization already holding
> experimental activity resources relating to the specified activity outside
> the annual cycle will not be made unless justified by a subsequent complete
> application.
> It's important for the requesting organization to ensure they have
> sufficient resources requested as part of their initial application for the
> proposed experimental use.
> Proposed text:
> 11.5. Single Resource Allocation per Recognized Experimental Activity
> ARIN will make only one allocation per recognized experimental activity.
> An allocation may consist of multiple Number Resources if required for the
> conduct of the recognized experimental activity. Additional allocations to
> an organization already holding experimental Number Resources will not be
> made under this policy unless justified by a subsequent complete
> application relating to a different experimental activity.
> Retire Section 11.6
> Section 11.7
> Current text:
> 11.7. Resource Allocation Guidelines
> The Numbering Resources requested come from the global Internet Resource
> space, do not overlap currently assigned space, and are not from private or
> other non-routable Internet Resource space. The allocation size shall be
> consistent with the existing ARIN minimum allocation sizes, unless smaller
> allocations are intended to be explicitly part of the experiment. If an
> organization requires more resources than stipulated by the minimum
> allocation size in force at the time of its request, the request must
> clearly describe and justify why a larger allocation is required. All
> research allocations must be registered publicly in whois. Each research
> allocation will be designated as a research allocation with a comment
> indicating when the allocation will end.
> Proposed text:
> 11.7. Resource Allocation Guidelines
> The Number Resources requested shall come from the global Number Resource
> space, shall not overlap any currently assigned space, and shall not be
> from private or other non-routable Number Resource space. The allocation
> size shall be consistent with the existing ARIN minimum allocation sizes,
> unless smaller allocations are explicitly required due to the nature of the
> experiment. If an organization requires more resources than stipulated by
> the minimum allocation size in force at the time of its request, the
> request must clearly describe and justify why a larger allocation is
> required. All research allocations must be registered publicly in ARIN’s
> directory services. Each research allocation will be designated as a
> research allocation with a comment indicating when the allocation will end.
> Section 11.8
> Current text:
> 11.8. Commercial Use Prohibited
> If there is any evidence that the temporary resource is being used for
> commercial purposes, or is being used for any activities not documented in
> the original experiment description provided to ARIN, ARIN reserves the
> right to immediately withdraw the resource and reassign it to the free pool.
> Proposed text:
> 11.8. Commercial Use Prohibited
> If there is any evidence that the temporary resource is being used for
> commercial purposes or is being used for any activities not documented in
> the original experiment description provided to ARIN, ARIN reserves the
> right to immediately withdraw the resource.
> Retire Section 11.9
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