[arin-ppml] Sections 6.5.1.a and 6.5.1.b - More section 6 Potential simplifications from the NRPM Working Group

[Owen DeLong]

This is a step in the wrong direction… If you’re going to unify the terminology, ISP->LIR would be the better choice.

6.5.1.b was initially placed in section 6 because it only applies to IPv6 addresses and there was significant backlash at the time against putting anything IPv6 specific in section 2.
I have no problem with it remaining where it is, but I also have no problem with moving it.

Owen


> On Dec 5, 2023, at 11:28, Brian Jones <bjones at vt.edu> wrote:
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> Part a
> In a continuation of the NRPM Working Group's efforts to bring potential clarifications to the NRPM, this is another email in the series of Section 6 potential changes we would like to raise awareness of and gather feedback about from the ARIN community. 
> 
> Section 6.5.1.a  “Terminology” explains that ISP and LIR terms are used interchangeably throughout the entire document. The NRPM working group in discussions with ARIN staff has concluded that the term LIR could be replaced everywhere in the NRPM with the term ISP. By my counts the term LIR appears 37 times in the NRPM currently, while ISP is referenced 62 times. The LIR term is utilized less nowadays than in times past and ISP is a more widely used and well understood term. The LIR term occurs more frequently in other RIRs and it is likely that if section 6 were written solely for ARIN the ISP term would have been used. So the question to the community is, would replacing the term LIR with ISP make the NRPM more consistent and readable? The NRPM working group would like to hear your feedback.
> 
> Part b
> Section 6.5.1.b defines the IPv6 nibble boundaries . The working group feels like this definition would be a better fit if moved to section 2 of the NRPM which is the Definitions section. Your thoughts about moving the IPv6 nibble boundaries definition from section 6.5.1.b to section 2 would be appreciated.
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