[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2023-2: /26 initial IPv4 allocation for IXPs

[Matthew Wilder]

Hi Owen,

It sounds as though your opposition to this draft policy includes a
concern that it is not technically sound.

In what ways do you believe that this change would break the Internet or
contort it?

Thanks,
Matthew


On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 9:45 AM Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML <
arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:

> We’re 12 years past IANA runout and only 50% of this reservation has been
> depleted.
>
> Seems to me that things are working as intended.
>
> There is no plan or expectation that n IPv4 free pool will last
> indefinitely into the future, nor should we be making attempts to do so on
> any level.
>
> I oppose this proposal and suggest that those that think that parceling
> out IPv4 in ever smaller chunks and breaking more and more of the internet
> contorting it to adapt to the whims of those who have failed to implement
> IPv6 should find a way to encourage those failing to deploy IPv6 to get off
> the dime already.
>
> Owen
>
>
> > On Jun 20, 2023, at 08:54, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 15 June 2023, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted “ARIN-prop-320:
> /26 initial IPv4 allocation for IXPs” as a Draft Policy.
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2023-2 is below and can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2023_2
> >
> > 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,
> >
> > Eddie Diego
> > Policy Analyst
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2023-2: /26 initial IPv4 allocation for IXPs
> >
> > Problem Statement:
> >
> > Per NRPM Section 4.4, ARIN has reserved a /15 for micro-allocations for
> critical internet infrastructure, such as internet exchange points (IXPs)
> and core DNS service providers. The majority of these allocation requests
> are made by IXPs. As of the last ARIN report, roughly half of this
> reservation is allocated (see Statistics & Reporting  Projections from ARIN
> staff suggest that at current allocation rates, the remaining reserved
> space may be exhausted in the next few years.
> >
> > In parallel, an analysis of PeeringDB data conducted by the RIPE Address
> Policy Working Group shows that approximately 70% of global IXPs have fewer
> than 32 members registered with that site. An IXP this size could readily
> operate with a /26 allocation, which would provide 100% overprovisioning
> beyond their existing peer count. (Source:
> https://github.com/mwichtlh/address-policy-wg )
> >
> > Unlike other types of allocations, IXP peering networks are not required
> by member networks to be globally reachable; only members of the IXP must
> be able to reach the prefix. As such, there is no technical requirement
> that an IXP allocation must be no smaller than a /24.
> >
> > Policy statement:
> >
> > Existing text:
> >
> > 4.4. Micro-allocation
> >
> > ARIN will make IPv4 micro-allocations to critical infrastructure
> providers of the Internet, including public exchange points, core DNS
> service providers (e.g. ICANN-sanctioned root and ccTLD operators) as well
> as the RIRs and IANA. These allocations will be no smaller than a /24.
> Multiple allocations may be granted in certain situations.
> >
> > Replace with:
> >
> > 4.4 Micro-allocation
> >
> > ARIN will make IPv4 micro-allocations to critical infrastructure
> providers of the Internet, including public internet exchange points
> (IXPs), core DNS service providers (e.g. ICANN-sanctioned root and ccTLD
> operators) as well as the RIRs and IANA. These allocations will be no
> smaller than a /26 for IXPs, or a /24 for other allocations that require
> global reachability of the assigned allocation. Multiple allocations may be
> granted in certain situations.
> >
> > 4.4.1 Micro-allocations for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
> >
> > An IXP requesting an initial IPv4 allocation from this reserved space
> will be assigned a /26 by default. An IXP requesting an allocation larger
> than a /26 must show an immediate need to utilize more than 25% of the
> requested allocation size upon initial commissioning.
> >
> > An IXP requesting an allocation under this section must have also
> requested, or already received, an IPv6 allocation for the same purpose
> under Section 6.10.1.
> >
> > An allocation made to an IXP under this section may only be used for the
> operation of its public peering LAN. No other uses are allowed.
> >
> > An IXP that has received an IPv4 allocation under this section may
> request a larger allocation once they have utilized more than 50% of their
> existing one. Upon receiving the larger allocation, the IXP must migrate to
> the new allocation and return their previous one to ARIN within 6 months.
> >
> > Comments:
> >
> > This proposal mirrors RIPE policy proposal 2023-01 (see
> https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-01) which is
> currently under consideration in that region and appears to have sufficient
> community support for adoption at the time of this writing.
> >
> > Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> >
> >
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