Dear SIG members
The proposal "prop-114:
Modification in the ASN eligibility criteria"
has been sent to the Policy SIG for
review.
It will be presented at the Open
Policy Meeting at APNIC 39 in Fukuoka,
Japan on Thursday, 5 March 2015.
We invite you to review and comment
on the proposal on the mailing list
before the meeting.
The comment period on the mailing
list before an APNIC meeting is an
important part of the policy
development process. We encourage you to
express your views on the proposal:
- Do you support or oppose
this proposal?
- Does this proposal solve a
problem you are experiencing? If so,
tell the community about your
situation.
- Do you see any disadvantages
in this proposal?
- Is there anything in the
proposal that is not clear?
- What changes could be made
to this proposal to make it more
effective?
Information about this proposal is
available at:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-114
Regards,
Masato
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prop-114-v001: Modification in the
ASN eligibility criteria
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Proposer: Aftab Siddiqui
aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com
Skeeve Stevens
skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com
1. Problem statement
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The current ASN assignment
policy dictates two eligibility criteria
and both should be fulfilled in
order to get an ASN. The policy
seems to imply that both
requirements i.e. multi-homing and clearly
defined single routing policy
must be met simultaneously, this has
created much confusion in
interpreting the policy.
As a result organizations have
either provided incorrect information
to get the ASN or barred
themselves from applying.
2. Objective of policy change
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In order to make the policy
guidelines simpler we are proposing to
modify the text describing the
eligibility criteria for ASN
assignment by removing
multi-homing requirement for the organization.
3. Situation in other regions
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ARIN:
It is not mandatory but
optional to be multi-homed in order get ASN
RIPE:
Policy to remove multi-homing
requirement is currently in discussion
and the current phase ends 12
February 2015
Policy - https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-03
LACNIC:
only inter-connect is mandatory
not multi-homing
AFRINIC:
It is mandatory to be
multi-homed in order to get ASN.
4. Proposed policy solution
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An organization is eligible for
an ASN assignment if it:
- Is planning to use it within
next 6 months
5. Advantages / Disadvantages
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Advantages:
Removing the mandatory
multi-homing requirement from the policy will
make sure that organizations
are not tempted to provide wrong
information in order to fulfil
the criteria of eligibility.
Disadvantages:
No disadvantage.
6. Impact on resource holders
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No impact on existing resource
holders.
7. References
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