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

[Andrew Dul]

Updated markup and new version can be found here for your review.

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/pdf/NRPM-Section11-update-20221021.pdf
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/pdf/NRPM-Section11-update-20221021-clean.pdf 


Thanks,
Andrew

On 10/26/22 10:44 AM, ARIN 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 document;
>
> * 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 to conduct 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
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
>
>
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