[AfriNIC-rpd] Last call for comments for Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space

[McTim]

Gentlefolk,

I have inserted the text of the policy below for comments inline:

> Name: Hytham Zakaria EL Nakhal
> Organisation: National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt
> Version: Draft
> Date: 07 July 2007
> Status: Open for discussion
> Authors: Roque Gagliano (ANTEL), Francisco Obispo (CENIT), Hytham EL
> Nakhal (MCIT), Didier Allain Kla (ISOC Cote d'Ivoire)

Thank you for your hard work all.

>
> Policy Affected: The current on-demand global policy for the
> distribution of IPv4 address space to the Regional Internet Registry
> (RIR) system.

So this proposal will entirely replace this policy?:
http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-001-2.pdf

>
> Incentive: In order to assure the equal distribution of the IPv4
> address space across RIR regions, this policy proposal describes a
> process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space from
> IANA to the existing RIRs
>
> Policy Proposal Name: Global Policy for the Allocation of the
> Remaining IPv4 Address Space.
>
> Proposal:
> --------------
>
> Policy Statement:
>
> This policy describes the process for the allocation of the remaining
> IPv4 space from IANA to RIRs. When a minimum

I would have said "certain number" not "minimum number", as I can't
parse what "minimum" means here.

amount of
> available space is reached, an identical number of IPv4 allocation units (/8s)
> will be allocated from IANA to each RIR, replacing the current IPv4
> allocation policy.
>
> In order to fulfill the requirements of this policy, at the time of its
> adoption, an identical number of IPv4 allocation units (N) will be
> reserved by IANA for each RIR. The number N is
> defined as 5. The reserved units will no longer be part of the available
> space at IANA pool.
>

Further to Hisham's follow up mail I think N should = 2, and not N=1.


> The process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space is divided
> in two consecutives phases:
>
> 1. Existing Policy Phase:
>
> During this phase IANA will continue allocating IPv4 addresses to the
> RIRs using the existing allocation policy. This phase will continue
> until a request for IPv4 address space from any RIR to IANA can not be
> fulfilled with the remaining IPv4 space available in the IANA pool.

I don't understand this.  If LACNIC for instance requests a /8, and
IANA doesn't have it left to give, then it's way too late for n=1 or
2, no?  I think I've missed something
;-P

In any case, I think it will be advantageous for the AfriNIC community
to get N /8s, as it will certainly last us longer than the more
established RIRs.

Globally however I lean slightly more to the soft landing approach.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
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