[arin-ppml] Request for Feedback: ARIN-2024-7 Addition of definitions for General and Special Purpose IP Addresses

[Dominik Dobrowolski]

I’m against the policy as written.

Also I don’t see why those addresses should be categorised differently,
there is of course a special role of these addresses but ultimately those
count into RSP……and we pay for them as for any other prefix.

Also, I agree with what has been said before, that the naming would be
confusing.

Kind Regards,
Dominik

W dniu wt., 20.08.2024 o 20:06 Pellak, Kaitlyn via ARIN-PPML <
arin-ppml at arin.net> napisał(a):

> Hello PPML,
>
>
>
> As lead shepherded on this policy I am seeking additional feedback from
> the community. We received some feedback when this was first published to
> the PPML but are seeking input for a clearer direction on how to move
> forward.
>
>
>
> Previous discussion indicated that defining Special and General purposes
> addresses was “mostly harmless” if not strictly necessary. There was also
> encouragement to rethink the wording of the policy language to better
> reflect the intention of the proposal.
>
>
>
> Questions for the community:
>
> -Do you support the policy as written?
>
> -If you do not support the policy as written, what changes (if any) would
> you propose?
>
> -Are there unintended consequences that could arise from specifically
> defining general and special purpose IP addresses?
>
>
>
> The current text is below, and a link to the PPML achieved discussion on
> this draft can be found here
> <https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-ppml/2024-June/037405.html>.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kaitlyn Pellak
>
>
>
> *Problem Statement: *
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>
>
> The Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) often treats general purpose and
> special purpose IP addresses differently. Unfortunately, we don’t have a
> convenient to use term to describe these categories, so policy often
> becomes either excessively wordy or does not correctly capture the intent.
> Examples of this can be found in section 4.1.8 of the NRPM, and in
> (currently pending) Draft Policies ARIN-2023-8 (where the fact that 4.4 and
> 4.10 space isn’t counted against an organization is repeated numerous
> times) and ARIN-2022-12 (where the text does not exclude 4.4 and 4.10
> allocations from being counted against an organization, but it is the
> intent that those allocations should be ignored). Additionally, temporary
> allocations under section 11 are rarely carved out, even when 4.4 and 4.10
> are, even though it is likely the policy’s intent that these too should be
> ignored.
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>
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> *Policy Statement:*
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>
>
> Add the following definitions to Section 2
>
> Special Purpose IPv4 Address - An IPv4 address that the NRPM makes
> available for specific purposes including maintaining critical Internet
> infrastructure (Section 4.4), facilitating IPv6 deployment (Section 4.10),
> or temporarily for experimental purposes as approved by ARIN (Section 11).
>
> General Purpose IPv4 Address - Any IPv4 address issued by ARIN that is not
> issued solely for the purposes stated under Special Purpose IPv4 Addresses.
>
> Special Purpose IPv6 Address - An IPv6 address that the NRPM makes
> available for specific purposes such as maintaining critical Internet
> infrastructure (Section 6.10) or temporarily for experimental purposes as
> approved by ARIN (Section 11).
>
> General Purpose IPv6 Address - Any IPv6 address issued by ARIN that is not
> issued solely for the purposes stated under Special Purpose IPv6 Addresses.
>
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>
> *Timetable for Implementation:* Immediate.
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>
>
>
> Kaitlyn Pellak
>
> Amazon – Technical Business Developer II
>
> kaitjean at amazon.com
>
> 301.921.5566
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