[AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Proposal: Reclamation of allocated but unrouted IPv4 addresses.

[Andrew Alston]

I have concerns about this policy, since as has been stated in various other
discussion forums, there are several reasons to have so called "live"
(non-rfc1918) space that is not announced in the routing tables but is
actively in use.

Also, at which point are you evaluating the routing tables?  I can point to
several instances where space is "partially" announced (within a geographic
area, yet not propagated globally).  The space is completely valid and being
utilized, but factors preclude its global announcement.

This proposal also makes no provision for the handling of so called legacy
address segments, which would have to be dealt with as a separate issue.

Considering the above, I would object to the proposal in its current form.

Andrew Alston
TENET - Chief Technology Officer



On 2011/02/09 4:54 PM, "sm+afrinic at elandsys.com" <sm+afrinic at elandsys.com>
wrote:

> Hi Jack,
> At 09:53 AM 2/8/2011, Jackson Muthili wrote:
>> I would like to submit another proposal below.
> 
> Your proposal is being forwarded to the Resource Policy Discussion
> mailing list (rpd at afrinic.net) for discussion.  We will contact you
> about the identifier for your proposal once the template for
> proposals and the implementation details of the current Policy
> Development Process has been to be finalized.
> 
> Regards,
> Alan Barrett and S. Moonesamy
> Interim co-chairs, AfriNIC Policy Development Working Group
> 
>> Draft Policy Name: Reclamation of allocated but unrouted IPv4 addresses.
>> Author: Jackson Muthili |
>> <mailto:jacksonmuthi at gmail.com>jacksonmuthi at gmail.com | IP Consultant
>> Submission Date: February 8th 2011
>> 
>> 1.0 Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal
>> 
>> With the depletion of ICANN/IANA pool relatively sooner than later,
>> and the AfriNIC pool, ISPs will soon be faced with the tough reality
>> of IPv4 address scarcity. Some studies indicate that there is a lot
>> of IPv4 that has been allocated but is not used or routed. This
>> proposal attempts to find a way to free this space so that it can be
>> issued to ISPs that have a real use for it.
>> 
>> 2.0 The Proposal
>> 
>> The following will apply to all IPv4 issued after before policy is
>> implemented:
>> 
>> 2.1 IPv4 distributed by AfriNIC to the ISP must be seen on the
>> routing table within 90 days of getting the addresses.
>> 2.2 AfriNIC must issue three 7-day interval warnings to the ISP that
>> is in violation of 2.1 after the 90th day of getting the IPv4.
>> 2.3 AfriNIC must regain the IPv4 from the ISP 7 days after the last
>> warning. The IPv4 can be given to another ISP by AfriNIC when appropriate.
>> 
>> The following will apply to all IPv4 issued after the policy is implemented:
>> 
>> 2.4 IPv4 distributed by AfriNIC to the ISP must be seen on the
>> routing table within 30 days of getting the addresses.
>> 2.5 AfriNIC must issue two 7-day interval warnings to the member
>> that is in violation of 2.4 after the 30th day of getting the IPv4.
>> 2.6 AfriNIC must regain the IPv4 from the ISP 7 days after the last
>> warning. The IPv4 can be given to another ISP by AfriNIC when appropriate.
>> 
>> 3.0 Summary
>> 
>> While this proposal will not significantly extend the lifetime of
>> IPv4, it will ensure that unused IPv4 is righfully utilized and not
>> hoarded by those ISPs that have no use for it.
>> 
>> 4.0 References
>> <http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/>http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/
> 
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