[arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2025-7: Make Policy in 6.5.8.2 Match the Examples

[ARIN]

The following Draft Policy has been revised:
 
*Draft Policy ARIN-2025-7: Make Policy in 6.5.8.2 Match the Examples
 
Revised text is below and can be found at:
 
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_7/
 
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 2025-7: Make Policy in 6.5.8.2 Match the Examples

Problem Statement:

6.5.8.2 states “An organization qualifies for an assignment on the next larger nibble boundary when their sites exceed 75% of the /48s available in a prefix.“and then follows with “For example: More than 1 but less than or equal to 12 sites justified, receives a /44 assignment;“implying that a single site should only receive a /48. However, 1 /48 exceeds 75% of the /48s available in a /48 (1), so per the rule an organization with a single site should receive a /44, which differs from the example.

Policy Statement:

Change the sentence "The initial assignment size will be determined by the number of sites justified below."

To: "Larger initial assignment sizes will be determined by the number of sites justified below."

Resulting with:

Organizations that meet at least one of the initial assignment criteria above are eligible to receive an initial assignment of /48. Larger initial assignment sizes will be determined by the number of sites justified below; an organization qualifies for an assignment on the next larger nibble boundary when their sites exceed 75% of the /48s available in a prefix. For example:

* More than 1 but less than or equal to 12 sites justified, receives a /44 assignment;
* More than 12 but less than or equal to 192 sites justified, receives a /40 assignment;
* More than 192 but less than or equal to 3,072 sites justified, receives a /36 assignment;
* More than 3,072 but less than or equal to 49,152 sites justified, receives a /32 assignment; etc…

Comments:

Based on community feedback, the policy structure was reworked to state that a single-site organization receives a /48, and then the 75% formula applies to multi-site organizations, rather than framing the /48 as an exception.

Timetable for Implementation: Immediate.