agent service for multi-homed PI assignment

[Izumi Okutani <izumi@nic.ad.jp>]

Hi all,


This is Izumi from JPNIC, and I would like to make a proposal about
agent service for small multi-homed assignment on behalf of our IP
Division.

Background:

 A proposal "Proposed criteria for initial, portable allocations of
 IPv4 address space" reached consensus in the Taipei meeting in August
 along with "Proposed small multihoming assignment policy (IPv4)"

  Proposed criteria for initial, portable allocations of IPv4 address
  space
   http://www.apnic.net/meetings/12/docs/proposal-allocation-criteria.html

  Proposed small multihoming assignment policy (IPv4)
   http://www.apnic.net/meetings/12/docs/proposal-multihome-assign.html

 JPNIC would like to implement both of the above proposals within JP
 region, since if we only implement the initial allocation criteria, we
 will have some multi-homed networks not being able to receive
 assignments from the upstream. We consider these two proposals as a set.

 As JPNIC do not provide PI assignment service within JPNIC, we would
 like to provide the service in the form of an agent service.

The model we are thinking is as follows:

*** PI assignment agent service***
- Requestor send to APNIC "Request for non-member account form"
- Requestor get their the non-member accout from APNIC
- NIRs evaluate request and submit request form and summary to APNIC
- Confirmed and PI address assignment by APNIC
- Returned address goes back  to APNIC$B!G(Bs pool address  

*** Fee Scheme *** 
 Applying non-member fee structure
 - Initial fee charged to requestor by NIRs
   Requestor's initial fee as;
   "Assignment fee + Agent service fee"
      ** Assignment fee determined by APNIC
      ** Agent service fee determined by each NIR
 - Maintenance fee charged directly to requestor by APNIC
      **NIRs are not involved in this flow

To summarize, NIRs will evaluate the small mult-homed PI assignment
requests, and will collect the per address fee. The annual fee from
the next year will be charged by APNIC.

It may be an issue to be discussed in the Open NIR meeting next year,
but we would make our policy consistent with AP region's as soon
as possible and we have sent the suggestion to this mailing list.

*Since we must give three months advance notice to our members to
 implement policy changes, we will need to document this by Jan 2002
 to implement it in April this year

If it is okay with APNIC and NIRs, we would like to start the service
as a trial, and we will make sure to update about it in the next NIR
meeting. 

We are looking forward to your feedbacks.


Best Regards,

izumi
on behalf of JPNIC IP Division

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Izumi Okutani
IP Address Section
Japan Network Information Center
Tel:+81-3-5297-2311
Fax:+81-3-5297-2312