[address-policy-wg] AfriNIC Transition: IPv4 allocation Policy change
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Jeff Williams
jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com
Thu Jan 22 03:28:54 CET 2004
Adiel and all, Adiel AKPLOGAN wrote: > Hello Jeff, > > > Have you put your proposal before the stakeholders/users in your > >region? If so is their a measured consensus. > > Yes we had many informal discussion with ISPs in our region about it and > most of them seems that as a good thin to do to make the allocation > coherent with the size of the region ISPs. Ok and were are the numbers of the ISPs and/or the documented evidence to quantify this? When was this done? > > > But let me also point out here that the main idea behind this proposal is > the harmonization of the applied policies in our region. This will ease the > transition process. Changing IPv4 minimum allocation size for African > members in RIPE NCC will make the size uniform with what is done in ARIN > region for example. Well, ARIN has yet to justify their stated Executive created policy... > > > >I know that until now, none of our members in your region have heard of your > >proposal. Thank you for providing in here and now though.I am sure our > >members will review it and determine if it is acceptable or offer an > >alternative.. > > ok > > - a. > > > > IPv4 Allocation Policy for the African Portion of the RIPE NCC service > > > Region: > > > > > > The motivation behind this is that today there are three different > > > policies applied to African LIRs: (ARIN, RIPE NCC, APNIC). To ease the > > > transition to AfriNIC (the registry for Africa) policies need to be > > > harmonized. The ARIN Community has already taken a step by creating a > > > particular policy for its African members. It will be a good step if > > > the RIPE community can do the same for its African Members by making > > > the minimum allocation the same. > > > > > > The proposed policy change below is for those operating in Africa. It > > > is intended as an interim, transitional policy during the period > > > before AfriNIC takes on the RIR function for the African > > > continent. From that time the policies agreed at the AfriNIC-I meeting > > > will be used in Africa. > > > > > > Also we should keep in mind that this will only affect the IP block > > > 196.200/13 used by RIPE NCC to allocate address in Africa. BGP filters > > > then need to be adapted to permit longer prefix (/22) only in this > > > block. > > > > > > Proposed change: > > > > > > * Minimum allocation: The minimum allocation for African members of > > > RIPE NCC should be changed from /21 to /22. > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > Adiel A. AKPLOGAN Off. +31 (0)20 535 4444 > > > RIPE NCC - AfriNIC project Manager Fax: +31 (0)20 535 4445 > > > Singel 258 - 1016AB Amsterdam - NL www.ripe.net > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Part 1.2 Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > > > >Regards, > >-- > >Jeffrey A. Williams > >Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!) > >"Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others" - > > Pierre Abelard > > > >"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; > >liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by > >P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." > >United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] > >=============================================================== > >CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security > >Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. > >E-Mail jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com > >Contact Number: 214-244-4827 or 214-244-3801 > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 13/01/2004 > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Adiel A. AKPLOGAN Off. +31 (0)20 535 4444 > RIPE NCC - AfriNIC project Manager Fax: +31 (0)20 535 4445 > Singel 258 - 1016AB Amsterdam - NL www.ripe.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Part 1.2 Type: Plain Text (text/plain) Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!) "Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others" - Pierre Abelard "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com Contact Number: 214-244-4827 or 214-244-3801
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