[address-policy-wg] Announcing address resources

Hi John.

I've recently been asked some questions about IPv6 allocations. So I
went back and reviewed the current ARIN NRPM.

John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> writes:

> Since we do have a service region, we require requesters to be operating in 
> the ARINregion and to announce the least-specific in the region, but nothing 
> precludes announcement of same or more specifics from outside the region.
> <https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_31/PDF/monday/nobile_policy.pdf>

FWIW, I couldn't find any mention of announcements in the NRPM, other
than in the context of multihoming. So, where exactly does the above
requirement about announcements come from?

Also, if one is required to announce the full prefix within ARIN,
doesn't that imply one can't get an allocation for private use where
there is no intention to announce publically?

Finally, there does not seem to be much clarity in the term "operating
in the ARIN region". Consider a global entity that effectively
operates in multiple, if not all regions. Let's assume their primary
or legal home is within the ARIN region. Is that enough? Apparently
not entirely. I've been told that when providing justification for
obtaining IPv6 address space, ARIN only counts usage within the ARIN
region. That implies multi-nationals are expected to go to multiple
RIRs, and get fragmented address space, something I thought RIR
addressing policies were supposed to discourage.

Do I understand ARIN policies correctly?

And do other RIRs do the same? I.e., do the collective RIR policies
really say multi-nationals need to go to each RIR to get the address
space they need, rather than going to one, and getting a single
aggregate?

Thomas