[CWN-Summit] Fwd: [arin-ppml] Community Networks IPv6 Assignment

[Dharma Dailey]

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> From: Member Services <info at arin.net>
> Date: March 23, 2009 12:05:03 PM PDT (CA)
> To: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: [arin-ppml] Draft Policy 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6  
> Assignment
>
> SUBJECT: Draft Policy 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>
> Draft Policy 2008-3
> Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>
> The following draft policy text is being posted for feedback and
> discussion on the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML).
>
> After the October 2008 Public Policy Meeting the ARIN Advisory Council
> (AC) decided that 2008-3 required more work. The text below was
> developed by the AC. The AC was required to submit text to ARIN for
> staff and legal assessment prior to selecting it as a draft policy.  
> The
> assessment, along with the text that was assessed, is located below  
> the
> draft policy.
>
> On 20 March 2009 the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) selected Draft Policy
> 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment for adoption discussion on
> the PPML and at the upcoming Public Policy Meeting.
>
> Draft Policy 2008-3 is below and can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2008_3.html
>
> We encourage you to discuss Draft Policy 2008-3 on PPML prior to the
> ARIN XXIII Public Policy Meeting. Both the discussion on the PPML  
> and at
> the Public Policy Meeting will be used by the ARIN Advisory Council to
> determine the community consensus regarding adopting this as policy.
>
> The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html
>
> All of the Draft Policies under discussion can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Member Services
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
> ## * ##
>
>
> Draft Policy 2008-3
> Community Networks IPv6 Assignment
>
> Date: 23 March 2009
>
> Policy statement:
>
> [Add Section 2.8 to the NRPM.]
>
> 2.8 Community Network
>
> A community network is any network organized and operated by a mostly
> volunteer group operating as or under the fiscal support of a non- 
> profit
> organization or university for the purpose of providing free or low- 
> cost
> connectivity to the residents of their local service area. To be  
> treated
> as a community network under ARIN policy, the applicant must further
> certify to ARIN that the community network staff is at least 50%
> volunteer and that the annual budget for community network  
> activities is
> less than $250,000.
>
> [Modify 6.5.8.1b as follows.]
>
> b. qualify for an IPv4 assignment or allocation from ARIN under the  
> IPv4
> policy currently in effect or be a qualifying Community Network as
> defined in Section 2.8, with assignment criteria defined in section  
> 6.5.9.
>
> [Add Section 6.5.9 to the NRPM.]
>
> 6.5.9 Community Network Assignments
>
> 6.5.9.1 Qualification Criteria
>
> To qualify for a direct assignment, a community network must  
> demonstrate
> it will immediately provide sustained service to at least 100
> simultaneous users and must demonstrate a plan to provide sustained
> service to at least 200 simultaneous users within one year. For
> community networks located in rural regions or in the Caribbean and
> North Atlantic Islands Sector, the numbers in these qualification
> criteria may be relaxed at ARIN's discretion.
>
> 6.5.9.2. Initial assignment size
>
> The minimum size of the assignment is /48. Organizations requesting a
> larger assignment must provide documentation of the characteristics of
> the Community Network's size and architecture that require the use of
> additional subnets. An HD-Ratio of .94 with respect to subnet
> utilization within the network must be met for all assignments larger
> than a /48. These assignments shall be made from a distinctly  
> identified
> prefix and shall be made with a reservation for growth of at least a
> /44. This reservation may be assigned to other organizations later, at
> ARIN's discretion.
>
> 6.5.9.3. Subsequent assignment size
>
> Additional assignments may be made when the need for additional  
> subnets
> is justified. Justification will be determined based on a detailed  
> plan
> of the network's architecture and the .94 HD-Ratio metric. When
> possible, assignments will be made from an aggregatable adjacent  
> address
> block.
>
>
> Rationale:
>
> this policy was originally proposed by community network operators to
> provide them with the ability to receive a direct assignment of IPv6
> address resources from ARIN. the operators of such networks have
> expressed their need to have a stable and globally unique address
> assignment with which to number their network infrastructure. many  
> such
> networks are not able to meet the current criteria for a PI IPv6
> assignment from ARIN. in an environment where connections to outside
> networks may come and go, a stable internal address structure would be
> very valuable. additionally, the ability to exchange routes with  
> others,
> whether locally or tunneled, and thereby have native IPv6  
> connectivity,
> would be quite beneficial. these operators were also hopeful that,  
> once
> this new class of address assignments was created, they could pursue
> lower annual fees for community networks through the ARIN Consultation
> and Suggestion Process (ACSP).
>
> there could also be a number of potential benefits to allowing  
> community
> network participants to begin using IPv6 addressing. some of these
> networks have many technically capable and adventurous members who  
> would
> be motivated to begin developing and/or experimenting with the  
> software
> extensions which will be needed to support IPv6 prefix selection among
> multiple IPv6 prefixes when establishing remote connections. also,
> participants in networks receiving such assignments will have the
> necessary global-ID to experiment with the various proposals currently
> being developed for separating network locater from network ID.
>
> also, during the more than one year timeframe that this policy has  
> been
> under consideration, other people have suggested other scenarios where
> community networks would provide a valuable resource. one such  
> proposal
> was discussed at one of the Caribbean Sector meetings where some
> participants pointed out the efforts were being made in remote or
> sparsely populated areas to establish community networks which would
> serve as connections back to educational resources for distant  
> learning
> capabilities. there are also many still wild areas of North America
> where such community networks could provide improved connectivity over
> telephone modems.
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate.
>
>
> #####
>
>
> ARIN Staff Assessment
>
> *2008-3*
>
> *Title: Community Networks IPv6 Allocation*
>
> *Proposal Submitted: 04 March 2008*
>
> *Latest Revision Submitted: 06 March 2009 (includes AC revisions)*
>
> *Date of Assessment: 15 March 2009*
>
> I. Understanding of the Policy:
>
> *Staff Understanding of the Proposal:*
>
> ARIN staff understands this policy would provide an IPv6 assignment  
> of a
> /48 or larger to any community network that can demonstrate it will
> provide service to at least 100 users immediately, and have a plan to
> demonstrate that it will provide service to at least 200 users within
> one year.
>
> II. Comments
>
> A. ARIN Staff Comments:
>
> · The title of the policy says “allocation” while this policy is  
> clearly
> an “assignment” policy. Therefore, the title should be changed. In
> addition, the title of section 6.5.9 should be changed to say
> “assignment” and not “allocation”.
>
> B. ARIN General Counsel Comments:
>
> Counsel sees no significant legal or litigation risk regarding this  
> policy.
>
> III. Resource Impact
>
> The resource impact of implementing this policy is viewed as  
> minimal. It
> is estimated that this policy could require up to 1 person month of
> effort to implement following ratification by the ARIN Board of
> Trustees. It may require the following:
>
>    * Guidelines Changes
>    * Staff training
>    * Development of new internal procedures
>
> Text assessed:
>
> 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Allocation**
>
> *Policy statement:*
>
> [Add Section 2.8 to the NRPM.]
>
> 2.8 Community Network
>
> A community network is any network organized and operated by a mostly
> volunteer group operating as or under the fiscal support of a non- 
> profit
> organization or university for the purpose of providing free or low- 
> cost
> connectivity to the residents of their local service area. To be  
> treated
> as a community network under ARIN policy, the applicant must further
> certify to ARIN that the community network staff is at least 50%
> volunteer and that the annual budget for community network  
> activities is
> less than $250,000.
>
> [Modify 6.5.8.1b as follows.]
>
> b. qualify for an IPv4 assignment or allocation from ARIN under the  
> IPv4
> policy currently in effect or be a qualifying Community Network as
> defined in Section 2.8, with allocation criteria defined in section  
> 6.5.9.
>
> [Add Section 6.5.9 to the NRPM.]
>
> 6.5.9 Community Network Allocations
>
> 6.5.9.1 Qualification Criteria
>
> To qualify for a direct assignment, a community network must  
> demonstrate
> it will immediately provide sustained service to at least 100
> simultaneous users and must demonstrate a plan to provide sustained
> service to at least 200 simultaneous users within one year. For
> community networks located in rural regions or in the Caribbean and
> North Atlantic Islands Sector, the numbers in these qualification
> criteria may be relaxed at ARIN's discretion.
>
> 6.5.9.2. Initial assignment size
>
> The minimum size of the assignment is /48. Organizations requesting a
> larger assignment must provide documentation of the characteristics of
> the Community Network's size and architecture that require the use of
> additional subnets. An HD-Ratio of .94 with respect to subnet
> utilization within the network must be met for all assignments larger
> than a /48. These assignments shall be made from a distinctly  
> identified
> prefix and shall be made with a reservation for growth of at least a
> /44. This reservation may be assigned to other organizations later, at
> ARIN's discretion.
>
> 6.5.9.3. Subsequent assignment size
>
> Additional assignments may be made when the need for additional  
> subnets
> is justified. Justification will be determined based on a detailed  
> plan
> of the network's architecture and the .94 HD-Ratio metric. When
> possible, assignments will be made from an aggregatable adjacent  
> address
> block.
>
>
>
>
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