LAST CALL: Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2014-21: Modification to CI Pool Size per Section 4.4

[ARIN]

The ARIN Advisory Council provided an updated assessment of 2014-21:

"This proposal is technically sound, enables fair and impartial number 
resource administration by ensuring IPv4 resources are available for 
critical infrastructure and Internet exchanges in particular after IPv4 
resources are no longer readily available from the ARIN free pool. This 
benefits more than just the individual organizations receiving these 
resources; it benefits the entire Internet community by contributing to 
the stability and scalability of the Internet as a whole.  Although a 
portion of the community believes the current reservation is sufficient 
and that expanding it will unnecessarily impact those that would have 
otherwise received the resources, the majority of the community polled 
concluded the reservation is justified and supports the proposal."

Regards,

Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

On 4/27/15 12:06 PM, ARIN wrote:
> The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 15 April 2015 and decided to
> send the following to last call:
>
>    Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2014-21: Modification to CI Pool Size
> per Section 4.4
>
> Feedback is encouraged during the last call period. All comments should
> be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. This last call will
> expire on 11 May 2015. After last call the AC will conduct their
> last call review.
>
> The draft policy text is below and available at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/
>
> The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Communications and Member Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
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>
>
> Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2014-21
> Modification to CI Pool Size per Section 4.4
>
> Date: 25 November 2014
>
> AC's assessment of conformance with the Principles of Internet Number
> Resource Policy:
>
> This proposal enables fair and impartial number resource administration
> by ensuring IPv4 resources are available for critical infrastructure and
> Internet Exchanges in particular after IPv4 resources are no longer
> readily available from the ARIN free pool. This benefits more than just
> the individual organizations receiving these resources; it benefits the
> entire Internet Community by contributing to the stability and
> scalability of the Internet as a whole. This proposal is technically
> sound and is supported by the community.
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> At the time that this section of policy was written, IXP growth in North
> America was stagnant. Efforts of late have increased significantly
> within the IXP standards and other communities to improve critical
> infrastructure in North America. This effort is paying dividends and we
> project that a /16 will not be enough to continue to improve global
> interconnect conditions and support needed IXP CI infrastructure.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Change to text in section 4.4 Micro Allocations:
>
> Current text:
>
> ARIN will place an equivalent of a /16 of IPv4 address space in a
> reserve for Critical Infrastructure, as defined in section 4.4. If at
> the end of the policy term there is unused address space remaining in
> this pool, ARIN staff is authorized to utilize this space in a manner
> consistent with community expectations.
>
> Proposed text to replace current text entirely:
>
> ARIN will place an equivalent of a /15 of IPv4 address space in a
> reserve for Critical Infrastructure, as defined in section 4.4.
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
>
> #####
>
> ARIN STAFF ASSESSMENT
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2014-21: Modification to CI Pool Size per Section 4.4
> Date of Assessment: 14 January 2015
>
> 1. Summary (Staff Understanding)
>
> This policy changes one section of existing NRPM policy 4.4 to extend
> the current reservation size for critical infrastructure and exchange
> points from a /16 equivalent to a /15 equivalent.
>
>
> 2. Comments
>
> A. ARIN Staff Comments
>
> • For informational purposes:
> • A total of 35 /24s have been issued from the reserved /16 equivalent
> for CI and IXPs since the policy was amended and implemented on 20 March
> 2013, leaving 221 /24s available in this reserved block.
>
> • There are currently 381 free /24s remaining in the two /8 ranges
> used for CI and IXP micro-allocations.
>
> • This policy could be implemented as written.
>
>
> B. ARIN General Counsel - Legal Assessment
>
> This proposal does not create any material legal issue.
>
> 3. Resource Impact
>
> This policy would have minimal resource impact from an implementation
> aspect. It is estimated that implementation would occur within 3 months
> after ratification by the ARIN Board of Trustees. The following would be
> needed in order to implement:
> · Updated guidelines and internal procedures
> · Staff training
>
> 4. Proposal/Draft Policy Text Assessed
> Draft Policy ARIN-2014-21
Modification to CI Pool Size per Section 4.4
> Date: 25 November 2014
> Problem Statement:
> At the time that this section of policy was written, IXP growth in North
> America was stagnant. Efforts of late have increased significantly
> within the IXP standards and other communities to improve critical
> infrastructure in North America. This effort is paying dividends and we
> project that a /16 will not be enough to continue to improve global
> interconnect conditions and support needed IXP CI infrastructure.
> Policy statement:
> Change to text in section 4.4 Micro Allocations:
> Current text:
> ARIN will place an equivalent of a /16 of IPv4 address space in a
> reserve for Critical Infrastructure, as defined in section 4.4. If at
> the end of the policy term there is unused address space remaining in
> this pool, ARIN staff is authorized to utilize this space in a manner
> consistent with community expectations.
> Proposed text to replace current text entirely:
> ARIN will place an equivalent of a /15 of IPv4 address space in a
> reserve for Critical Infrastructure, as defined in section 4.4.