[address-policy-wg] 2012-05 New Policy Proposal (Transparency in Address Block Transfers)

Hi,

On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 12:04:02PM +0200, Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet wrote:
> With that point of view I'd like to ask for clarification of the following
> provision:
> 
> "
> LIRs that receive a re-allocation from another LIR cannot re-allocate complete
> or partial blocks of the same address space to another LIR within 24 months of
> receiving the re-allocation.
> "
> 
> But the receiving LIR may do so with other parts from their IPv4 address pool?
> What is the motivation for that particular restriction and for that particular
> wording?

Getting a transfer policy in place "back in the days" was a very difficult
process, and the net result is a compromise... that particular sentence 
was there because it was feared that people would stockpile address space,
wait for the price to rise, and then sell it off at a higher price - so,
you have to sit on it for 24 months.

This is not talking about a normal LIR, which has some free space here
and there, might need something extra for a while, and then sell it off
again...


> And, I am wondering, whether the following restriction is (still) useful:
> 
> "
> The block that is to be re-allocated must not be smaller than the minimum
> allocation block size at the time of re-allocation.
> "

Well, it's an attempt to avoid even further fragmentation of the IPv4 address
space (and subsequent burdening of the routing system).

We haven't seen that many transfers yet, so I, at least, don't know how
"useful" or "harmful" that restriction is in practice.


Shall we put these two topics on the agenda for the upcoming RIPE meeting
(in "Y. Open Policy Hour")?  Would you be willing to lead the discussion?

Gert Doering
        -- APWG chair
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