<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Hi Mwendwa,</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.8px"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="im">On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Thank you PDP Co-chairs and the drafting team for keeping the momentum going.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Very useful to have a proposal to talk about. </div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">I have one observation.<br><br><snip><br>3.9.1 Assignments to critical infrastructure<br><br>A /16 from the final /11 will be held in reserve for exclusive use by<br>critical Internet infrastructure. On application for IPv4 resources, a<br>critical Internet Infrastructure operator may receive one number<br>resource (maximum /22).<br><br>Critical infrastructure are ICANN-sanctioned DNS root server<br>operators, IXPs, TLD (Top Level Domain) operators, IANA and RIRs.<br></snip><br><br>As per definition of Critical Internet Infrastructure:<br>Q1. In this case, why are TLD operators treated differently than other<br>business entities?</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></span><div>In the ARIN region, TLD Registry Operators can get a block under the Critical Infra definition. We can debate wether or not they are indeed "critical" I would tend to want to leave them out of this policy.</div><div><br></div><div>Most TLD registry operators employ a back-end Registry Operator (Verisign, afilias, Neustar, etc). Do we want these entities to be using AfriNIC IP space if they aren't using them in Africa?</div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">DO TLD operators include Registries and Registrars?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></span><div>Registries yes, Registrars, no (unless a Registry also runs a Registrar, which is now allowed).</div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">If it includes Registrars, must the Registrars be ICANN accredited?<br></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>see above.</div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Q2. So IANA and other RIRs can apply for allocation from this pool?<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>I would exclude them from this proposal.</div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Can we have our own custom definition of Critical Internet Infrastructure?<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div> </div></span><div>sure</div></div><div class=""><div id=":1m0" class="" tabindex="0"><img class="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div><div id=":1m0" class="" tabindex="0"><br></div><div id=":1m0" class="" tabindex="0">Regards,</div><div id=":1m0" class="" tabindex="0"><br></div><div id=":1m0" class="" tabindex="0">McTim</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thank you PDP Co-chairs and the drafting team for keeping the momentum going.<br>
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I have one observation.<br>
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<snip><br>
<span class="">3.9.1 Assignments to critical infrastructure<br>
<br>
A /16 from the final /11 will be held in reserve for exclusive use by<br>
critical Internet infrastructure. On application for IPv4 resources, a<br>
critical Internet Infrastructure operator may receive one number<br>
resource (maximum /22).<br>
<br>
Critical infrastructure are ICANN-sanctioned DNS root server<br>
operators, IXPs, TLD (Top Level Domain) operators, IANA and RIRs.<br>
</span></snip><br>
<br>
As per definition of Critical Internet Infrastructure:<br>
Q1. In this case, why are TLD operators treated differently than other<br>
business entities? DO TLD operators include Registries and Registrars?<br>
If it includes Registrars, must the Registrars be ICANN accredited?<br>
Q2. So IANA and other RIRs can apply for allocation from this pool?<br>
<br>
Can we have our own custom definition of Critical Internet Infrastructure?<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel</div>
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