[AFRINIC-rpd] policy amendment proposal

[David Conrad]

Hi,

Not to intrude, but...

On Sep 18, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz> wrote:
> [1] Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal:
> removal of restriction to DNS-root server operators for IPv4 PI policy,

I'd say "loosening" as opposed to "removal".

> critical infrastructure criteria, in order to also include ccTLD and
> possibly significant SLDs
> 
> [2] Summary of How this Proposal Addresses the Problem:
> removal of restrictive wording
> 
> [3] Proposal (Please use sub-numbering so as to make it easy to reference
> in discussions)
> 
> 3.1.
> I propose to replace the definition at the end of the document:
> "Core DNS service provider:
> A core DNS service provider is a company who provides DNS service for the
> root level of the DNS tree (ICANN-sanctioned root operators)."
> with
> "Core DNS service provider:
> A core DNS service provider is a company who provides DNS service for any
> ccTLD int he AfriNIC service region or any significant SLD as determined by
> AfriNIC staff."

I'd be hesitant to put AfriNIC staff in the position of subjectively determining whether an SLD is "significant" or not. You probably want objective criteria for transparency and avoidance of politics.

Since it is (relatively) easy to change unicast addresses even for TLDs, would it be worthwhile to limit the allocation of TLD PI space to those who are deploying anycast?  This might encourage anycast deployment for TLDs in the AfriNIC region which I personally think would be a good thing.

> 3.2.
> I assume and understand this has always been the intention, I just believe
> the current wording is too restrictive.

I suspect you're right since it is sort of pointless to allocate additional IP(v4) addresses for the root servers.

> 
> 5.0 References
> 
> http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/policies/current/127-policy-for-end-user-assignments-in-afrinic-service-region

Regards,
-drc