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

Tue Oct 18 17:07:40 EDT 2022

+1 Our policy should merely enable the ability to do experiments, not drive
their outcomes one way or the other.

On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 11:39 AM A N <anita.nikolich at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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