On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:34 PM, David Huberman <[email protected]> wrote:
> How is RIPE and APNIC’s policy unfair, but ARIN’s policy of “you must be > THIS large a network to participate” fair? > What is the technical basis for not allowing small networks to get PI space? It's unfair, because non first time requestors have to hold resources, And they have to show efficient utilization of existing resources. "All first time requestors can get a /24" is essentially saying.... "We don't care if you waste 253 IP addresses, because your network design only required a /29." Doesn't require a technical basis. It is undesirable for any networks to have PI space, as it grows the routing tables, but This is a good non-technical resource management choice. It makes sense to require small networks with no direct allocation yet to meet criteria to show that they have reached a size milestone of proven business and growth projections with sufficient confidence to show that the allocation of a /24 is needed, and absolutely necessary to meet short term or immediate needs. Consider that there are many more small networks than large ones. There are many very small networks which might have a proven case for 10 IP addresses and a claim to need 200 "soon". It makes no sense that they can get a /24 for ARIN, and then stop growing, and hold onto that entire /24 forever; As long as the small organization exists, the allocation of the /24 is an irrevocable choice, with no incentive for the small org. to renumber back to PA space and release unnecessary resources. On the other hand, if the small org obtains a /24 of PA space instead, or a /28 of PA space, Either less IP space will be wasted by the small network, Or the ISP holding the PA block can reclaim addresses at a later date. Furthermore, for the larger networks, there should be a small number of those, so there is less possible waste. It would also be much better for the public for these resources to go to an ISP as PA space, where the /24 could be divided up more fairly according to actual need; with fewer global routing table entries. Operators already managing large PA address space are also more likely to have mature organizational frameworks to ensure the right internal address management practices are in place to avoid wasting or unnecessarily utilizing scarce IPs. To the 50000 or so would-be first time requestors who might like a /24; if there was no previous resource requirement.... they might very well wind up wasting 75% of their allocation by only using 25% of the IPs. > Decades of RIPE and APNIC policy didn’t break the internet. Non Sequitur. Decades of ARIN policy didn't break the internet, either. > David -- -JH _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
