[arin-ppml] LAST CALL - Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2023-1: Retire 4.2.1.4. Slow Start

[ARIN]

The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 17 April 2024, and sent the following Recommended Draft Policy to Last Call. 

*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2023-1: Retire 4.2.1.4. Slow Start

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 6 May 2024.

The Recommended Draft Policy text is below and available at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2023_1/

The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/

Regards,
 
Eddie Diego
Policy Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2023-1: Retire 4.2.1.4. Slow Start

Current Text (23 May 2023)

AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy:

Based on community feedback and AC discussion Draft ARIN-2023-1: Retire 4.2.1.4. Slow Start has been moved to Recommended Draft. This policy, if adopted, will retire section 4.2.1.4 Slow Start which served its purpose to constrain the rate of IPv4 allocations made by ARIN and has not been in use since 2018 due to the exhaustion of the IPv4 free pool and introduction of transfer policies. This Draft Policy is fair, impartial, and technically sound.

Problem Statement:

Section 4.2.1.4 Slow Start has been a part of the NRPM for two decades, and successfully served to constrain the rate at which ARIN issued IPv4 address allocations to its members for many years. Following the exhaustion of the free pool, as well as the introduction and refinement of transfer policies, Slow Start has ceased to be applicable to the operations of ARIN’s registration services. Staff has confirmed that this policy has not been used since 2018.

Policy Statement:

Retire 4.2.1.4 Slow Start

Timetable for Implementation: Immediate