Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2016-4: Transfers for new entrants

[ARIN]

On 18 August 2016, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced the following 
Draft Policy to Recommended Draft Policy status:

Draft Policy ARIN-2016-4: Transfers for new entrants

The text of the Recommended Draft Policy is below, and may also be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2016_4.html

You are encouraged to discuss all Recommended Draft Policies on PPML
prior to their presentation at the next ARIN Public Policy Consultation
(PPC). PPML and PPC discussions are invaluable to the AC when
determining community consensus.

The PDP can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html

Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html

Regards,

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



Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2016-4: Transfers for new entrants

Date: 23 August 2016

AC assessment of conformance with the Principles of Internet Number 
Resource Policy:

The proposal is technically sound and enables fair and impartial number 
policy by ensuring that new organizations have a mechanism to access at 
least a minimum amount of resources from the transfer market. The staff 
and legal review (as updated 8/19/2016) is non-controversial. There is 
support and no concerns have been raised by the community regarding the 
proposal on PPML or elsewhere.

Problem Statement:

New organizations without existing IPv4 space may not always be able to 
qualify for an initial allocation under NRPM 4.2, particularly if they 
are categorized as ISPs and subject to 4.2.2.1.1. Use of /24. Now that 
ARIN’s free pool is exhausted, 4.2.1.6. Immediate need states that 
“These cases are exceptional”, but that is no longer correct. End user 
organizations requiring less a /24 of address space may also be unable 
to acquire space from their upstream ISP, and may instead need to 
receive a /24 from ARIN via transfer.

Policy statement:

Replace Section 4.2.2 with:

4.2.2. Initial allocation to ISPs

“All ISP organizations without direct assignments or allocations from 
ARIN qualify for an initial allocation of up to a /21, subject to ARIN’s 
minimum allocation size. Organizations may qualify for a larger initial 
allocation by documenting how the requested allocation will be utilized 
within 24 months for specified transfers, or three months otherwise. 
ISPs renumbering out of their previous address space will be given a 
reasonable amount of time to do so, and any blocks they are returning 
will not count against their utilization.

Replace Section 4.3.2 to read:

4.3.2 Minimum assignment

ARIN’s minimum assignment for end-user organizations is a /24.
End-user organizations without direct assignments or allocations from 
ARIN qualify for an initial assignment of ARIN’s minimum assignment size.

Replace the first two sentences of Section 4.3.3. Utilization rate to read:

Organizations may qualify for a larger initial allocation by providing 
appropriate details to verify their 24-month growth projection for 
specified transfers, or 12 months otherwise.

Resulting new section 4.3.3 will be:

Organizations may qualify for a larger initial allocation, by providing 
appropriate details to verify their 24-month growth projection for 
specified transfers, or 12 months otherwise.

The basic criterion that must be met is a 50% utilization rate within 
one year.

A greater utilization rate may be required based on individual network 
requirements.

Comments:

Timetable for implementation: Immediate

Anything else

The text in 4.2.2 “for specified transfers, or three months otherwise” 
and the text in 4.3.3 “for specified transfers, or 12 months otherwise” 
should be stricken if ARIN-prop-227 is adopted.