[rpd] Out Of Region Policy Update

[Douglas Onyango]

Hi Kivuva,
Thanks for pointing this out.
In the spirit of not applying this policy retrospectively, it was agreed to
revise this provision. Unfortunately, I omitted to effect this change. The
new text is below:

*This policy shall apply to all allocations and assignments made after
ratification of this policy*

Regards,

On 17 November 2015 at 06:47, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
wrote:

> 3g. This policy shall apply to past, present and future allocations made
> by AFRINIC.
>
> Can this still be billed as applying the policy retrospectively?
> On Oct 21, 2015 12:15 PM, "Ernest" <ernest at afrinic.net> wrote:
>
>> Barry Macharia wrote on 21/10/2015 9:15 AM:
>> >
>> > Good Evening all
>> >
>> > Find url below on update of the Out of region policy
>> >
>> >
>> http://afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/1483-out-of-region-use-of-afrinic-internet-number-resources
>>
>> Text of the revised proposal follows below:
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Out of Region Use of AFRINIC Internet Number Resources
>> (AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-04)
>>
>> Ref: AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-04
>> Initial Date: 03 July 2014
>> Status: Under Discussion
>> Revised: 15 October 2015
>> Author(s): Douglas Onyango
>>
>> 1) Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal
>>
>> Currently AFRINIC's policies do not explicitly allow or disallow
>> Out-Of-Region use of Internet number resources. This silence on an
>> important aspect of number resource management jeopardizes administration
>> by leaving staff to decide arbitrarily how to handle Out-Of-Region
>> requests. The imminent exhaustion of IPv4 aggravates the situation, as it
>> is anticipated that organizations from other regions will have more
>> incentive to exploit this and other loopholes in AFRINIC's policies to
>> acquire resources for sale or use outside the region.
>>
>> 2) Summary of How this Proposal Addresses the Problem
>>
>> This policy tries to be a disincentive to organizations from other
>> regions that want to acquire number resources from AFRINIC for use in ways
>> that are not in the best interests of the AFRINIC community. The policy
>> also provides guidance on how resources allocated and assigned by AFRINIC
>> maybe be used out of region by legitimate AFRINIC members.
>>
>> For the avoidance of doubt, the author does not seek to prolong the
>> lifespan of IPv4 with this policy; rather, to ensure that number resources
>> allocated and assigned by AFRINIC are used by members from the service
>> region to support their legitimate network operations, regardless of
>> physical location.
>>
>> For purposes of clarity, this policy in no way promotes Out-Of-Region use
>> of Internet resources. Instead, it is cognizant of the fact that
>> organizations with allocations from AFRINIC may need to use some of their
>> resources outside of the region to support their in-region network
>> operations.
>>
>> 3) Proposal
>>
>> a. Upon ratification of this policy, out-of-region use of AFRINIC's
>> number resources shall be permitted as long it is preceded by use within
>> the region.
>>
>> b. Notwithstanding 3a, the number resources used outside the region at
>> any 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 size;
>> and y the amount of space in use at time z, then 40% of y shall be the
>> ceiling).
>>
>> c. Regional Internet Number resources usage will be determined using
>> Whois database information, global routing table announcements, and for
>> purposes of consistency, other criteria prescribed by AFRINIC.
>>
>> d. AFRINIC staff shall by use of 3c, carryout due diligence to assess
>> compliance with 3a and 3b.
>>
>> e. This policy shall forthwith be part of the acceptable use policy for
>> Internet numbers and any breaches shall be dealt with in accordance with
>> the RSA and other AFRINIC policies.
>>
>> f. For the avoidance of doubt, this policy shall not be applied in mutual
>> exclusion, but, shall complement already existing policies and other
>> eligibility criteria prescribed by AFRINIC.
>>
>> g. This policy shall apply to past, present and future allocations made
>> by AFRINIC.
>>
>> h. This policy shall remain in effect until:
>> (i) It is directly replaced by another policy or it is superseded by a
>> board resolution.
>> (ii) Section 3.8 of the IPv4 Softlanding Policy kicks in. (Use of IPv4
>> space from the last /8 outside the region shall be only to facilitate
>> connectivity back to the region).
>>
>> 4. Version History
>>
>> 03/07/2014:  Version AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-01 posted to the mailing
>> list.
>>
>> 20/10/2014:  Version AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-02 published. Sentence in
>> 3(b) changed from “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)” to “Total space in use
>> shall be calculated as follows: if x be the allocation/assignment size; and
>> y the amount of space in use at time z, then 40% of y shall be the ceiling)”
>>
>> 27/05/2015:  Version AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-03 published:
>> - Remove “past” from 3.f. This is to solve the issue of applying the
>> policy retrospectively
>> - Change last like of 1 to read: in the AFRINIC community’s best interest.
>> - Change requested during discussion
>> - Change 3.b to read Total space in use shall be calculated as follows:
>> if x be the allocation size; and y the amount of space in use at time z.
>> This is to resolve the issue with definition of y brought up during staff
>> analysis.
>> - Remove the word "assignment" from the policy so that it applies only to
>> allocations.
>>
>> 13/10/2015:  Version AFPUB-2014-GEN-001-DRAFT-04 published:
>> - Change last line of Sec. 1 to read: in the AFRINIC community’s best
>> interests. (Change was requested during discussion).
>> - Change 3b to read “Total space in use shall be calculated as follows:
>> if x be the allocation size; and y the amount of space in use at time z”.
>> This is to resolve the issue with definition of y brought up during the
>> staff analysis.
>> - Remove the word "assignment" from the policy so that it applies only to
>> allocations.
>> - Delete 3.3 (staff’s discretion) to address the issue of completely
>> leaving the policy and its implementation to AFRINIC staff.
>> - Add 3c to provide clarity on the definition of Out-Of-Region use and
>> how it will be determined.
>> - Add 2c and re-write 2a. “Summary of the Problem” to more clearly
>> articulate the intent of the policy to eliminate the pervasive community
>> confusion around the policy
>>
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