[address-policy-wg] Input Requested: How to Ensure Responsible ASN Resource Management

In the GM a few weeks ago, resolution 4 or the proposal for charging 50 eur/ASN, which was presented by NCC management and supported by the board, I believe, was not adopted. The 67% of the membership votes cast or approximately 1500 votes were against.



Kaj

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From: address-policy-wg <address-policy-wg-bounces at ripe.net> on behalf of Nick Hilliard <nick at foobar.org>
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To: Marco Schmidt <mschmidt at ripe.net>
Cc: address-policy-wg at ripe.net <address-policy-wg at ripe.net>
Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] Input Requested: How to Ensure Responsible ASN Resource Management

Marco Schmidt wrote on 08/06/2023 14:30:
> We also plan to intensify our ongoing project to clean up unused
> Autonomous System (AS) Numbers [2]. Almost 2,000 unused ASNs have been
> recovered as part of this work so far. Do you support our approach here?
> And are there other ways we could improve the situation? Perhaps you
> could add clarification on requesting and returning ASNs in the relevant
> RIPE policy, or maybe we could give a stronger mandate and
> responsibility to the sponsoring LIRs.

Hi Marco,

There are good reasons to clean up unused ASN16s, as they are
categorised by policy as scarce resources. There isn't a compelling
reason to get as excited about ASN32s, other than to say that normal
good stewardship practices should apply.

Unfortunately there is a disconnect between RIPE policy and RIPE NCC
practice in regard to charges for ASNs. This is a real shame because
paying for resources is one of the simpler ways of creating positive
pressure to return them if they're unused. The community would benefit
from the board re-thinking this.

Nick

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