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> If we decide to assign PI space on a non-random basis, we set ourselves up > to be able to do the same thing on less than continental scales *if* it > becomes necessary at some point. Hopefully that won't be necessary, but > IMO non-random PI assignment is a very cheap and easy emergency > preparedness measure. Given that intercontinental connections in and out of the ARIN region tend to be either East coast or West coast, it would not be much work to take the larger aggregate and allocate from the top for Western applicants and from the bottom for Eastern applicants. In the USA, use the Mississippi as the East-West border. In Canada use the Ontario-Manitoba border since Canadians traditionally consider Manitoba to be the easternmost of the western provinces. This is easy to implement and allows for a better than continental aggregation to be used if a crisis is ever reached. It seems prudent to me and I doubt that any policy is needed for this to be done. The ARIN Board of Trustees has the power to instruct staff on this, and in the past, allocation algorithms have been adjusted without policy action. I hope the Board will consider this suggestion seriously when they review the 2005-1 proposal. --Michael Dillon
