[AfriNIC-rpd] Policy Proposal: End user classification for Universities

[Douglas Onyango]

Andrew,
I am opposed to this policy as I don't seem to see a unique need that it serves.
I think we have sufficient policies to handles LIRs and Endusers and a
new policy on just defining End-users is superfluous.


Regards,
On 28 June 2012 15:32, Andrew Alston <alston.networks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Please see a policy proposal below.  Please feel free to ask any questions
> and give us feedback so that we can modify this to the wishes of the
> community if the community agrees with the general gist of this proposal, as
> I would like to get this policy up for discussion at the next meeting for
> ratification, since the ramifications of this policy NOT existing at the
> moment are starting to be felt pretty severely (to the point where certain
> institutions are actually holding back applications because of the points
> this policy attempts to address, and at least one institution only agreed to
> be an LIR out of absolute desperation for the space they needed, even though
> we still maintain said institution should be an end user due to the
> centralization of their IT department and the fact that their faculties do
> not run as autonomous departments)
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew
>
> Draft Policy Name:  End user classification of African Universities
>
> Author:
>
>
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> (a) Andrew Alston | aa at ubuntunet.net | Private
>
> (b) Louis Marais | lmarais at ufs.ac.za | University of the Free State
>
> (c) Joe Kimaili | jkimaili at ubuntunet.net | UbuntuNet Alliance
>
>
>
> Draft Policy Version 1
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>
> Submission Date: 28 June 2012
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> [1] Policy Summary
>
>
>
> This policy proposes that Universities on the African continent be declared
> as End Users by default, where the default shall apply unless specific
> conditions are met which would change the classification to LIR.
>
>
>
> This policy attempts to address the problem that Universities at current are
> treated as LIRs because of their having multiple faculties, irrespective of
> the fact that IT is centrally managed at these institutions.  This in effect
> disadvantages the Universities who are already under severe financial
> pressure by forcing them to pay LIR fees for IP space used only within their
> own institution.
>
>
>
> At current the only way for a University to avoid being classified as an LIR
> is to apply for a tiny block of address space for central IT, which is then
> forced to NAT the entire institution through that block.  This amounts to
> AfriNIC putting institutions in a position where they are forced to utilize
> NAT, which is to their disadvantage, if they do not wish to pay LIR fees.
>
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> [2] Addressing the current problem
>
>
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> The policy attempts to recognize the fact that in the African context, many
> Universities do not run faculties that are autonomous in their existence,
> and in fact such faculties are simply departments within the same
> institution with centrally managed resources, similar to the way a corporate
> entity such as a bank operates.
>
>
>
> It removes the default classification by LIR that is applied to Universities
> who wish to number the buildings and faculties on their campuses through a
> centrally managed IT department, and recognizes that such Universities are
> infact end users, utilizing the space for their own critical business needs.
>
>
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> [3] The Proposal
>
>
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> [3.1] Under this policy a university applying for address space for use by
> the central IT department to number the various faculties and departments
> would be classified as an end user
>
>
>
> [3.2] Where a university was connecting schools, or affiliated institutions,
> the institution would still be classified as an LIR, and assignment of PI
> space to such by a university would be prohibited
>
>
>
> [3.3] Where a university had an autonomous faculty that was independent of
> central IT, the faculty themselves would have to apply for membership and PI
> space, or alternatively the university would have to apply for LIR status.
>
>
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> [3.4] Under this policy, it is proposed that universities would, as part of
> the application criteria for resources, have to acknowledge in writing that
> they are not providing such resources to other autonomous entities.
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