I support this policy to cleanup the IPv6 policy and remove references to the HD-ratio which is no longer used in this region to assign or allocate IPv6 addresses.
Andrew On 7/26/2016 6:21 AM, ARIN wrote: > > > ########## > > Draft Policy ARIN-2016-6: Eliminate HD-Ratio from NRPM > > Date: 26 July 2016 > > Problem Statement: > > The HD-Ratio has become an anachronism in the NRPM and some of the > vestigial references to it create confusion about recommended prefix > sizes for IPv6 resulting in a belief in the community that ARIN > endorses the idea of /56s as a unit of measure in IPv6 assignments. > While there are members of the community that believe a /56 is a > reasonable choice, ARIN policy has always allowed and still supports > /48 prefixes for any and all end-sites without need for further > justification. More restrictive choices are still permitted under > policy as well. This proposal does not change that, but it attempts to > eliminate some possible confusion. > > The last remaining vestigial references to HD-Ratio are contained in > the community networks policy (Section 6.5.9). This policy seeks to > replace 6.5.9 with new text incorporating end user policy by reference > (roughly equivalent to the original intent of 6.5.9 prior to the more > recent changes to end-user policy). While this contains a substantial > rewrite to the Community Networks policy, it will not have any > negative impact on community networks. It may increase the amount of > IPv6 space a community network could receive due to the change from > HD-Ratio, but not more than any other similar sized end-user would > receive under existing policy. > > Policy statement: > > Replace section 6.5.9 in its entirety as follows: > > 6.5.9 Community Network Assignments > > While community networks would normally be considered to be ISP type > organizations under existing ARIN criteria, they tend to operate on > much tighter budgets and often depend on volunteer labor. As a result, > they tend to be much smaller and more communal in their organization > rather than provider/customer relationships of commercial ISPs. This > section seeks to provide policy that is more friendly to those > environments by allowing them to use end-user criteria. 6.5.9.1 > Qualification Criteria > > To qualify under this section, a community network must demonstrate to > ARIN’s satisfaction that it meets the definition of a community > network under section 2.11 of the NRPM. 6.5.9.2 Receiving Resources > > Once qualified under this section, a community network shall be > treated as an end-user assignment for all ARIN purposes (both policy > and fee structure) unless or until the board adopts a specific more > favorable fee structure for community networks. > > Community networks shall be eligible under this section only for IPv6 > resources and the application process and use of those resources shall > be governed by the existing end-user policy contained in section 6.5.8 > et. seq. > > Community networks seeking other resources shall remain subject to the > policies governing those resources independent of their election to > use this policy for IPv6 resources. > > Delete section 2.8 — This section is non-operative and conflicts with > the definitions of utilization contained in current policies. > > Delete section 2.9 — This section is no longer operative. > > Delete section 6.7 — This section is no longer applicable. > > Comments: > > Timetable for implementation: Immediate > > Anything else > > Originally, I thought this would be an editorial change as the > HD-Ratio has been unused for several years. > > However, further research revealed that it is still referenced in the > Community Networks policy which has also gone unused since its > inception. As a result, I am going to attempt to simultaneously > simplify the Community Networks policy while preserving its intent and > eliminate the HD-Ratio from the NRPM. > > I realize that fees are out of scope for policy, however, in this > case, we are not setting fees. We are addressing in policy which fee > structure the given policy should operate under in a manner which does > not constrain board action on actual fees. > > This is an attempt to preserve the original intent of the Community > networks policy in a way that may make it less vestigial. > > Alternatively, we could simply delete Section 6.5.9 if that is > preferred. The primary goal here is to get rid of vestigial reference > to HD-Ratio rather than to get wrapped around the axle on community > networks. > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues.