> On 04.08.2016 09:39, Ingrid Wijte wrote: >> Dear colleagues, >> >> During RIPE 72, the RIPE NCC was asked to suggest a way forward with >> regards to the unclear situation arising from address blocks in the >> RIPE Database with the status ALLOCATED PI or ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED. >> We want to give you an update on this work and ask for your input. >> >> BACKGROUND >> >> Although PI assignments made by LIRs have the same status in the RIPE >> Database, it is not clear if resource holders with assignments from >> LIRs have the same rights as resource holders with those issued by >> the RIPE NCC. The community, mainly End Users, has asked the RIPE NCC >> to clarify the situation.
I had all my ASSIGNED PIs changed to status:LEGACY. If it was done to all my legacy allocations why can't it be done for these as well? -Hank >> >> In the early days of the RIPE NCC, a small number of LIRs received >> allocations with the status ALLOCATED PI or ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED. >> From these address blocks, LIRs could assign ranges with the status >> ASSIGNED PI. >> The RIPE community later decided that the RIPE NCC should be the only >> party assigning ranges with ASSIGNED PI to End Users. It was not >> clear what the status of the assignments that had already been made >> should be. >> >> ACTION TAKEN >> >> At RIPE 71, the Address Policy Working Group asked the RIPE NCC to >> check the actual assignment status with the holders of these >> allocations. We contacted all of the LIRs involved and around 50% >> said they had no contact with holders of assignments with the status >> ASSIGNED PI within their allocations. Several allocations containing >> only PA assignments were converted from ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED to >> ALLOCATED PA following communication with LIRs. >> >> The RIPE NCC presented these results to the Address Policy Working >> Group at RIPE 72. The WG stressed that data accuracy must have the >> highest priority. It was further suggested that the RIPE NCC should >> follow up with the LIRs on a case-by-case basis, following the >> principles outlined below. >> >> The WG agreed that, where the LIR can document a mutual agreement >> that they administer the address space, a conversion from PI to PA >> should take place. In all other cases, assignments with the status >> ASSIGNED PI should be treated as being assigned by the RIPE NCC. >> >> It was also stated that LIRs should not register any new assignments >> with the status ASSIGNED PI, as policy no longer allows for new IPv4 >> PI assignments (with the exception of IXP PI assignments from our >> reserved address pool). >> >> APPROACH >> >> The RIPE NCC will contact the 38 LIRs holding allocations that >> contain address blocks with the status ASSIGNED PI (3,600 inetnum >> objects in total). >> >> In the following months, these LIRs will check if their RIPE Database >> entries are still correct. Each LIR will check their records and with >> their customers to see under what conditions the assignments were >> originally provided. >> >> After the LIRs have finished their research, the RIPE NCC will: >> >> - Convert assignments to ASSIGNED PA if it can be documented that >> the administrative responsibility lies with the LIR >> - Follow up directly with resource holders of ASSIGNED PI to apply >> the RIPE policy, “Contractual Requirements for Provider Independent >> Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region”. The PI assignments >> will become part of the address space managed by the RIPE NCC just >> like all other PI space. Once the resource holders have fulfilled the >> contractual requirements, they will have the same rights and >> obligations as any other End User of PI space. >> - Split the allocations to separate the PI assignments and convert >> the blocks that remain with an LIR to ALLOCATED PA. >> >> We suggest giving these LIRs until the end of January 2017 to clarify >> the status of the assignments within their ALLOCATED PI/UNSPECIFIED >> allocations. >> >> In situations where a dispute arises between the LIR and the >> assignment holder about the administrative responsibility, the RIPE >> NCC will do its best to support a fair solution. >> >> We welcome your feedback on this suggested approach. Please provide >> your input before 12 September 2016. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Ingrid Wijte >> Assistant Manager Registration Services >> RIPE NCC >
