It says that allocations "may" be made straight away (but not "should" or "must"<span></span>).<div><br></div><div>I would agree there is no real benefit to waiting, and it would bring more clarity and predictability to make the allocations immediately. <div>
<br></div><div>-Scott<br><br>On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Jason Schiller wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It seems fairly clear to me that that the policy instructs IANA to make the first allocation immediately upon one RIR dropping below a /9 inventory, and there after must wait until the next 6-month window opens up for subsequent allocations. <div>
<br></div><div>The window serves to allow IANA to collect IPs in its <font face="arial, sans-serif">Recovered IPv4 Pool, and then have fixed point in time when the amount of IPs is totaled and divided. At the time the first RIR drops below a /9, IANA will have already had sufficient time to collect IPs.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">It also seems obvious to me that, there is a fair bit of complexity in describing this behavior and if the authors desired IANA to wait for the next 6-month window to open, then this policy text would have been much shorter.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you think this policy suggests the IANA should wait for the next 6-month window to open, please speak up.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">__Jason</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Jason Schiller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'jschiller@google.com');" target="_blank">jschiller@google.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I wanted to advise the community, and seek its input on the question of when IANA should make its first allocation from the Recovered IPv4 Pool.<div>
<br></div><div>It seems some read the global policy and conclude that the Recovered IPv4 Pool becomes active immediately after one RIR dipping below a /9 of inventory and IANA should straight away <br clear="all">
<div>make an allocation and then make its next allocation after crossing the next 6-month period starting on March 1st or September 1st.</div><div><br></div><div>It seems some read the global policy and conclude that the IANA should make its first allocation from the after crossing the next 6-month period starting on March 1st or September 1st after one RIR dipping below a /9 of inventory.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In short should IANA make an allocation after one RIR dipping below a /9 of inventory or should it wait until the next 6-month period opens up?</div><div><br></div><div>Below is the email we have received regarding this question:</div>
<div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Dear Louie,<br><br>As you chair the ASO AC, I am seeking your guidance on the<br>interpretation of the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation<br>
Mechanisms by the IANA, which was ratified in May 2012.<br><br>The global policy defines states that "Allocations from the IANA may<br>begin once the pool is declared active." It is not clear whether this<br>means that allocation from the Recovered IPv4 Pool should be made<br>
straight away or whether they should happen at the start of the next<br>"IPv4 allocation period," the "6-month period following <span><span>1 March</span></span> or 1<br>September."<br>
<br>We hope you can advise us on the intended meaning of this sentence, so<br>that we can implement the policy appropriately.<br><br>We look forward to receiving your response on this question of<br>interpretation of the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation<br>
Mechanisms by the IANA.<br><br>Kind regards,<br><br>Leo Vegoda<br>ICANN<span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><br></font></span></div>
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