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Suggestion 2015.1. The suggestion and response text are provided
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Suggestion: </span></b><span
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Description: Submitter seeks clarification of ARIN's countdown
phases (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown.html">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown.html</a>)
and intended operational practices after the ARIN general free pool
becomes empty, implying that we are substantially in a transfer-only
ecosystem.<br>
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Does ARIN remain in Phase 4 of the IPv4 Countdown Plan, and if not,
what is Phase 5?<br>
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Value to Community: There may be policy tweaks or further ACSP
suggestions warranted based on ARIN's operational plans.<span
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Going forward, including after the depletion of ARIN's IPv4 free
pool, we intend to remain in Phase 4 for requests submitted against
ARIN's IPv4 free pool. We anticipate requests for IPv4 address space
from the ARIN free pool to continue following depletion with
customers electing to be placed on the waiting list for unment
requests, as specified in paragraph 4.1.8 of the ARIN Number
Resource Policy Manual. We do not currently plan to create a 5th
phase for IPv4 depletion procedures. We have recently published
information on the ARIN public website to increase clarity on this
matter.<br>
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AS number requests, IPv6 requests, and transfer requests of all
types will be processed as normal, and not reviewed in accordance
with the phased countdown procedures.<br>
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Thank you again for using the ARIN Consultation and Suggestion
Process. This request for clarification will now be closed. If you
wish to submit a related suggestion based on this response, please
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