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[rpd] Re: Staff Assessment for AFPUB-2014-GEN-002-DRAFT-01

Ernest ernest at afrinic.net
Thu Oct 2 12:04:59 UTC 2014


Hi Douglas,

We are expecting some feedback from you regarding the staff's
assessment of your proposal.

Our comments were sent earlier below for your perusal.

(Comments from others are of-course welcome too)

Regards,
Ernest.

Ernest wrote thus on 9/3/14, 12:04 PM:
> Dear All,
> 
> Below are the points of interest that staff have noted in the policy
> proposal Out-Of-Region Use of AFRINIC Internet Number Resources"
> (AFPUB-2014-GEN-002-DRAFT-01):
> 
> 
> ========================================
> 
> Chapter 2, Paragraph 1: "This policy allows up to 40% of Internet
> number resources in use by a member to be outside the region..."
> 
> Staff Comment(s): The policy should be restricted to LIR allocations
> and not End-User PI Space. There is no provision in the current
> policies for AFRINIC staff to measure usage of End User (PI) space.
> The staff's main basis of number resource usage assessment today is
> by looking at PA assignments and sub-allocations registered by an
> LIR in the WHOIS database as provided for in Section 9 of the "IPv4
> Allocation Policy - AFPUB-2005-v4-001 at
> http://afrinic.net/en/library/policies/126-afpub-2005-v4-001. This
> method of registering usage in the whois db only applies to LIRs.
> Staff recommends that this sentence therefore be changed to "This
> policy allows up to 40% of Internet number resources in use by an
> AFRINIC LIR member to be outside the region..."
> 
> _________________________________________
> 
> Chapter 2, Paragraph 2: “For the avoidance of doubt, the author does
> not seek to prolong the lifespan of IPv4 with this proposal but
> rather, to ensure that number resources allocated/assigned by
> AFRINIC are used by legitimate members from the service region to
> support their network operations, regardless of physical location”.
> 
> Staff Comment(s): Author should clarify about what is the intended
> meaning of the words “legitimate members”. Staff shall otherwise
> interpret it as “members in good standing”).
> 
> _________________________________________
> 
> Clause 3b: “Notwithstanding (3.a), the number resources used outside
> the region at any given point in time shall not exceed 40% of the
> total space in use by a member. Total space in use shall be
> calculated as follows: if x be the allocation/assignment size; and
> x-y the amount of space in use at time z, then 40% of (x-y) shall be
> the ceiling)”.
> 
> Staff comment(s): The author should clarify further on the
> formula/variables, by explicitly defining what “y” stands for.
> 
> _________________________________________
> 
> Clause 3c: "c. AFRINIC staff shall at their discretion, and using
> whatever means are available, assess compliance.."
> 
> Staff comment(s): The staff's main basis of number resource usage
> assessment today is by looking at PA assignments and sub-allocations
> registered by the LIR in the WHOIS database as provided for in
> Section 9 of the "IPv4 Allocation Policy - AFPUB-2005-v4-001 at
> http://afrinic.net/en/library/policies/126-afpub-2005-v4-001. (We
> may only take a step further when there are some doubt regarding
> registered information).
> 
> _________________________________________
> 
> Clause 3f: “This policy shall apply to past, present and future
> allocations and assignments made by AFRINIC”.
> 
> Staff comment(s): After the policy proposal is ratified and
> implemented, there could be some existing members in breach of the
> new policy. In-line with 6(d) of the RSA,  breach or non-compliance
> with this policy should ultimately result in cancellation of the RSA
> and consequent reclamation of associated resources. The proposal
> should clearly state the time frame (duration) that should be
> allowed for members in breach, and should also propose what steps
> AFRINIC should take during this time frame in reaching out to
> non-compliant members before revoking/cancelling their RSAs and
> reclaiming their resources if they remain in breach after the stated
> time period.
> 
> ========================================



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