[address-policy-wg] Re: IANA to RIR IPv6 Allocation

Wilfried,

I've forwarded your comment to the ARIN ppml.

Ray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net [mailto:address-policy-wg-
> admin at ripe.net] On Behalf Of Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 7:50 AM
> To: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
> Cc: ipv6-wg at ripe.net; woeber at cc.univie.ac.at
> Subject: [address-policy-wg] Re: IANA to RIR IPv6 Allocation
> 
>   I've got one comment here on
>   section 7. paragraph 4. "Subsequent Allocation":
> 
>   While the wording might be sufficiently clear for a native speaker by
>   referring to "set of administrative procedures....", I am missing clear
>   guidance for the IANA that there should _not_ be any incentive or
>   responsibilty to consult with other groups, entities or third parties
>   (irrespective of their, say, credibility for e.g. protocol development
>   or technical specifications) which would require extending that 30 day
>   period.
> 
>   My proposal would be that IANA would have to perform the subsequent
>   allocation within this 30 day period, even if they might not be able to
>   obtain advice or an expertise (for whatever reason) from any other party
>   they might have decided to ask for advice.
> 
>   Wilfried                                     ( https://cert.aco.net/ )
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> 
> 
> From: David Kessens <david.kessens at nokia.com>
> To: Jeroen Massar <jeroen at unfix.org>
> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 01:48:52 -0700
> CC: ipv6-wg at ripe.net
> Subject: Re: [ipv6-wg at ripe.net] FW: [arin-council] IANA to RIR IPv6
> Allocation
> 
> 
> Jeroen,
> 
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 09:25:59AM +0200, Jeroen Massar wrote:
> > For people not on the arin-council (not likely ;) or the ppml at arin
> > lists:
> 
> All policy discussions for the RIPE region are now conducted at the RIPE
> policy working group maillist:
> 
> address-policy-wg at ripe.net
> 
> David Kessens
> ---
> 
> > -----Forwarded Message-----
> > From: "Sweeting, John" <John.Sweeting at teleglobe.com>
> > To: 'ppml at arin.net' <ppml at arin.net>
> > Subject: [ppml] FW: [arin-council] IANA to RIR IPv6 Allocation
> > Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:36:56 -0400
> >
> > I am submitting the following proposal IAW ARIN's Internet Resource
> Policy
> > Evaluation Process. In the interest of all I would like to disclose up
> front
> > that the information used to prepare this template was provided by ARIN
> > staff.
> >
> >
> > ############################################
> > Template: ARIN-POLICY-PROPOSAL-TEMPLATE-1.0
> >
> > 1. Policy Proposal Name: Allocation of IPv6 Address Space by the
> Internet
> > Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy to Regional Internet Registries
> >
> > 2. Author
> >
> >  a. name: John Sweeting
> >  b. email: john.sweeting at teleglobe.com
> >  c. telephone: 703-766-3042
> >  d. organization: ARIN Advisory Council
> >
> > 3. Proposal Version: 1
> >
> > 4. Submission Date: 8/17/04
> >
> > 5. Proposal type: new, global
> >
> > 6. Policy term: permanent
> >
> > 7. Policy statement:
> >
> > 1.  Minimum Allocation Size.
> >
> > The minimum size of any allocation of IPv6 address space from IANA to an
> RIR
> > is prefix length /12.  If this address space is not sufficient to meet
> the
> > needs of an RIR for a projected 18 month period, IANA shall allocate to
> that
> > RIR the address space for which it can provide justification.
> >
> > 2.  Reservation of Unicast Address space.
> >
> > 2.1 IANA.  By RFC 3513 the IANA has been allocated the range of IPv6
> > addresses beginning at binary value 001 (prefix length /3) for its
> > allocations of unicast address space.  In order to support regional
> > aggregation of IPv6 address space IANA shall establish a reservation of
> a
> > prefix length of /6 from this space for each established RIR and for
> each
> > emerging RIR.  Allocations to each RIR will be from the appropriate
> > reservation.
> >
> > 2.2. RIRs.  Each RIR may apply its own respective chosen allocation and
> > reservation strategy in order to meet the needs of its community and to
> > ensure the efficiency and efficacy of its work.  Such reservations made
> by
> > an RIR will be considered as being allocated by that RIR when that RIR
> > applies for an allocation of address space from the IANA.
> >
> > 3.  Initial Allocation.
> >
> > 3.1. Upon implementation of this policy IANA shall allocate to each
> > established RIR a /12 from the reservation established for each
> particular
> > RIR.
> >
> > 3.2. Upon recognition of an RIR by ICANN that RIR shall receive a /12
> from
> > the reservation set aside for that RIR.
> >
> >
> > 4.  Subsequent Allocation.
> >
> > An RIR shall be eligible for an allocation of at least a minimal
> allocation
> > from the IANA when its current holdings are less than 50% of its 18
> month
> > requirement or when it has less than 180 days of holdings available.
> The
> > IANA shall evaluate the requested allocation using a set of
> administrative
> > procedures that are mutually agreed to by the IANA and the NRO.  This
> set of
> > procedures shall be enacted within 30 days of the implentation of this
> > policy.
> >
> >
> > 5.  Announcement of IANA allocations to the RIRs
> >
> > When address space is allocated to a RIR, the IANA will send a detailed
> > announcement to the receiving RIR. The IANA will also make announcements
> to
> > all other RIRs, informing them of the recent allocation.
> >
> > The IANA will make appropriate modifications to the "Internet Protocol
> V6
> > Address Space" page of the IANA website and may make announcements to
> only
> > its own global announcement lists.  The IANA announcements will be
> limited
> > to which address ranges, the time of allocation and to which Registry
> they
> > have been allocated.
> >
> >
> > 8. Rationale:
> >
> > The current IANA allocation policy for IPv6 is an interim policy that
> was
> > promulgated in 1999.  Operational experience has demonstrated the
> current
> > minimum allocation size is too small; that the built in reservation
> system
> > that must be followed by the RIRs does not allow for efficient and
> effective
> > management of the resource by the RIR; and does not provide for an well
> > known evaluation criteria.  This document does not stipulate performance
> > requirements in the provision of services by IANA to an RIR in
> accordance
> > with the policy.  Such requirements should be specified by appropriate
> > agreements between the NRO and ICANN.
> >
> >
> > 9. Timetable for implementation: Thirty days after ratification by the
> ICANN
> > Board of Directors in accordance with the global policy development
> process
> 
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