[AfriNIC-rpd] Re: 15-Day Last Call Period: IPv4 Softlanding Policy Proposal

[SM]

At 11:16 25-06-10, Vincent Ngundi wrote:
>The IPv4 Softlanding Policy Proposal gathered consensus during the 
>AfriNIC 12 Public Policy meeting held on 3rd June 2010 in Kigali, 
>Rwanda. In line with the AfriNIC PDP, the

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>Definitions:
>
>(a) Local Internet Registry (LIR)
>A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an Internet Registry (IR) that 
>receives allocations from an RIR and assigns address space to 
>customers who use it's services. LIRs are generally ISPs and their 
>customers are end-users and possibly other ISPs. LIRs must be 
>members of an RIR like AfriNIC; which serves the Africa Region and 
>part of the Indian Ocean (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles).

"it's" should be "its".

>(b) Existing LIR's
>An Existing LIR is an LIR that assigns address space to 'end-users' 
>and has already been assigned or allocated IPv4 address space by AfriNIC.

These are editorial comments on the definitions.

   Existing LIR

   An Existing LIR is a LIR that assigns address space to 'end-users' and has
   already been assigned or allocated IPv4 address space by AfriNIC.

>(c) New LIR
>A New LIR, is an LIR that assigns address space to 'end-users' and 
>is a member of AfriNIC but has not been assigned or allocated any 
>IPv4 address space prior to the Exhaustion phase.

  A New LIR is a LIR that assigns address space to 'end-users' and is a
  member of AfriNIC that has not been assigned or allocated any IPv4 address
  space prior to the Exhaustion phase.

>(d) End User
>An end-user is an organization that receives assignments of IP 
>addresses exclusively for use in its operational networks

   An End User is an organization that receives assignments of IP addresses
   exclusively for use in its operational networks.

>Allocation Criteria
>1) In order to receive IPv4 allocations or assignments during the 
>Exhaustion Phase, the LIR or End User must have used at least 90% of 
>all previous allocations or assignments (including those made during 
>both the Current Phase and the Exhaustion Phase). In the case of new 
>LIRs or End Users with no previous allocations or asignments, this 
>requirement does not apply to their first allocation or assignment request.
>
>2) An LIR or End User may receive a maximum of four (4) address 
>blocks during the Exhaustion Phase, according to the allocation size 
>in effect at the time of the application. The four address blocks 
>shall be issued one at a time, in response to separate applications.

The above paragraph says that the allocation size used is the one in 
effect at the time of the application.  That's the numbers mentioned 
in "Current Phase".

>4) AfriNIC resources are for the AfriNIC geographical region. For 
>each alloction or assignment made during the Exhaustion Phase, no 
>more than 10% of these resources may be used outside of the AfriNIC 
>region, and any use outside the AfriNIC region shall be solely in 
>support of connectivity back to the AfriNIC region.

There is a typo for "allocation".

Regards,
-sm