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John Curran
jcurran at arin.net
Wed Jan 8 15:04:27 CET 2014
On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Thomas Narten <narten at us.ibm.com> wrote: > What does "use the allocation within the region" really mean? > > If one addresses devices that physically reside outside of the region, > but also routes to those devices from within the region, does that > count? This is the key question. Yes. > You say the "the fact that some of it may be used outside the region > does not prevent allocation." suggests that if some of the devices are > outside of the region, that is OK. But that then does mean that > requestors should be able to justify space based on a combination of > customers that reside "inside" and "outside" the region. Yes. > My understanding is that in fact ARIN does not count (in > justifications) addresses that will be used on devices outside of the > region, which would seem to contradict your statement. > > Is it in fact that justifications can include equipment that will be > located outside of ARIN's region, or is it actually that all of the > addresses must be used by customers/equipment within the region? There must be some customers/equipment in the region, but it does not need to be all of them. > I don't follow this. If a multi-national has customers spread all > across the world, and uses a single prefix to cover them all, and > uses that prefix within ARIN's region (e.g., by advertising the > aggregate from within the region), is that enough to satisfy ARIN's > requirement that they "route it all in the ARIN region? Yes. > I am raising these questions precisely because I have been made aware > of such a situation and have been asked if I can share light on what > is supposed to happen in such cases. Good to know - If you have them contact me or send me the ticket number, I can fairly quickly find out the disconnect. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN
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