In general, I think removing needs basis is an utterly bad idea.
However, if we were to do a 1 year trial at /20, to gather data and evaluate
the actual impacts of such a policy, I would consider that acceptable.
+ Does it actually lead to increased whois accuracy as proclaimed
by proponents?
+ Is there a measurable difference in time required to process
requests?
+ How much time is saved per request on average?
Are there other things we would want to learn from such a trial?
Opening the floodgates to /16 seems fool hearty at best IMHO.
Owen
On Apr 29, 2014, at 7:09 AM, TheIpv6guy . <[email protected]> wrote:
> Opp
> On Apr 28, 2014 10:35 PM, "John Springer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > The following timely policy proposal is presented for your consideration,
> > discussion and comment. Will you please comment?
> >
> > As always, expressions of support or opposition (and their reasons) are
> > given slightly more weight than reasons why you might be in neither
> > condition.
> >
> > John Springer
> >
> >
> > ARIN-prop-204 Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4 Transfers
> >
> > Date: 16 April 2014
> > Problem Statement:
> > ARIN staff, faced with a surge in near-exhaust allocations and subsequent
> > transfer requests and a requirement for team review of these, is spending
> > scarce staff time on needs testing of small transfers. This proposal seeks
> > to decrease overall ARIN processing time through elimination of that needs
> > test.
> > Policy statement:
> > Change the language in NRPM 8.3 after Conditions on the recipient of the
> > transfer: from "The recipient must demonstrate the need for up to a
> > 24-month supply of IP address resources under current ARIN policies and
> > sign an RSA." to "For transfers larger than a /16 equivalent, the recipient
> > must demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month supply of IP address
> > resources under current ARIN policies and sign an RSA."
> > Change the language in the third bullet point in NRPM 8.4 after Conditions
> > on the recipient of the transfer: from "Recipients within the ARIN region
> > must demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month supply of IPv4 address
> > space." to "For transfers larger than a /16 equivalent, recipients in the
> > ARIN region must demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month supply of IP
> > address resources under current ARIN policies and sign an RSA."
> > Comments:
> > Needs testing has been maintained for transfers largely because the
> > community wishes to ensure protection against hoarding and speculation in
> > the IPv4 market. This proposal seeks a middle ground between the
> > elimination of needs tests for transfers altogether, and the continuance of
> > needs tests for every transfer. This should help ARIN staff to reduce
> > transfer processing time, since most transfers have been smaller than /16.
> > Timetable for implementation: Immediate
> >
>
> Opposed.
>
> ARIN and the community should focus on deploying ipv6 not pulling the fire
> alarm on ppml.
>
> This is not an emergency. These policies and forces have been around for
> years. Clinging to ipv4 is costly.
>
>
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