[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal: Extend Experimental Renewal Timeframe

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> Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process, the proposal is being
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> 
> Policy Proposal Name: Extend Experimental Renewal Timeframe
> 
> Author: Azinger and Dave Meyer
> 
> Proposal Version: 1
> 
> Submission Date: 4 June 2008
> 
> Proposal type: Modify
> 
> Policy term: Permanent
> 
> Policy statement:
> 
> This proposal is to modify section 11.4 in the Policy Manual to extend
> the experimental timeframe from one year to two years before having to
> re-justify the use of an experimental block.
> 
> Rationale:
> 
> Currently anyone who has an experimental block is required to re-justify
> his or her use after just one year.  Reality shows that any true
> experiment in technical nature that addresses the internet architecture
> and routing will take at least two years given the constraints of time
> and the simple fact of working out what could be a bug in the theory and
> not a show stopper.  This proposal just wishes to extend the timeframe
> one year so that time isn’t wasted on re-justification.
> 
> The revision of 11.4 would read as follows:
> 
> The Numbering Resources are allocated on a lease/license basis for a
> period of  two years.  The allocation can be renewed on application to
> ARIN providing information as per Detail One.  The identity and details
> of the applicant and the allocated Numbering Resources will be published
> under the conditions of ARIN’s normal publication policy.  At the end of
> the experiment, resources allocated under this policy will be returned
> to the available pool.
> 
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> 
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