Policy Proposal 2008-1: SWIP support for smaller than /29 assignments

[Member Services]

On 21 February 2008, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) concluded its
initial review of "SWIP support for smaller than /29 assignments" and
accepted it as a formal policy proposal for discussion by the community.

The proposal is designated Policy Proposal 2008-1: SWIP support for
smaller than /29 assignments. The proposal text is below and can be
found at:
http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2008_1.html

All persons in the community are encouraged to discuss Policy Proposal
2008-1 prior to it being presented at the ARIN XXI Public Policy Meeting
in April 2008. Both the discussion on the Public Policy Mailing List and
at the Public Policy Meeting will be used to determine the community
consensus regarding this policy proposal.

The ARIN Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process can be found at:
http://www.arin.net/policy/irpep.html

ARIN's Policy Proposal Archive can be found at:
http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/proposal_archive.html

Regards,

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


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Policy Proposal 2008-1
SWIP support for smaller than /29 assignments

Author: Joe Maimon

Proposal Version: 1

Date: 26 February 2008

Proposal type: modify

Policy term: permanent

Policy statement:

4.2.2.1.2.)

"
ISPs must provide reassignment information on the entire previously
allocated block(s) via SWIP or RWHOIS server for /29 or larger blocks.
For blocks smaller

than /29 and for internal space, ISPs should provide utilization data
using the table format described in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

Replace with

"
ISPs must provide reassignment information on the entire previously
allocated block(s) via SWIP or RWHOIS server for /29 or larger blocks.
For blocks smaller

than /29 and for internal space, ISPs should provide utilization data
either via SWIP or RWHOIS server or by using the table format described
in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

4.2.2.2.1.)

"
Utilization for blocks smaller than /29 can be documented using the
format described in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

Replace with

"
Utilization for blocks smaller than /29 can be documented via SWIP or
RWHOIS server or by using the format described in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

4.2.3.7.2.)

"
For blocks smaller than /29 and for internal space, ISPs should provide
utilization data using the format described in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

Replace with

"
For blocks smaller than /29 and for internal space, ISPs should provide
utilization data via SWIP or RWHOIS server or by using the format
described in Section 4.2.3.7.5.
"

4.2.3.7.5.) Accounting for additional utilization

"
The following format should be used to provide the required information
for utilization of blocks smaller than /29 and for describing internal
networks:
"

Replace with

"
The following format should be used to provide the required information
for utilization of blocks smaller than /29 and for describing internal
networks when either SWIP or RWHOIS server is not used:
"

Rationale:

With increasing frequency of smaller than /29 assignements to customers,
the ability for ISP's to utilize SWIP or RWHOIS as a single
comprehensive source of their utilization data should be supported. To
implement this policy change, ARIN SWIP would need to no longer reject
SWIP templates smaller then /29.

Timetable for implementation: Immediate