On 4/25/12, Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net> wrote:
On 4/25/2012 10:31 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
There is nothing whatsoever wrong with providing the information to ARIN under NDA. ARIN provides a very good (IMHO) plain English mutual -- Sure, and small ISP techs immediately think of NDAs when talking to ARIN. ARIN didn't suggest it. In addition, the entire "provide all this [snip]
Before anyone received their first allocation from ARIN, they had to sign a Registration Services Agreement, which contains a section explaining that ARIN may review Holder's utilization of previously assigned resources to ensure the Holder is complying with the terms, when a transfer or additional IPs are requested. In other words, they have been forewarned, that ARIN may at any time require them to show thorough documentation proving the utilization of the resources, and exactly who or what resources have been reassigned or reallocated to, and eligibility for future resource transfers/allocations may be impacted. If resources are used to provide service to a customer, it is not unreasonable that ARIN require that this to be shown, what customer, etc -- the org. assigning or reallocating the resources is required to have documented this. In addition to this documentation, for reallocations of /29 or more IPs, SWIP or Rwhois is also required by policy. That is all discussed in the ARIN Number resource policy manual, that resource holders have agreed to be bound to by signing a RSA. The requirement to document utilization and maintain evidence for the justification for utilization at all times, does not start when applying for additional resources. The policy is in effect at all times. The requirement is that the justification be made and documented, before resources are reallocated. In short... please don't blame the registry for failure to adhere to the rules and advice "should" rules given in number resource policies by maintaining proper documentation. The ARIN policies are community developed; and the ARIN staff wouldn't be doing their job as steward of scarce IPv4 resources which will be exhausted before too long; if they didn't require sufficient details to prove the utilization in resource reviews for the new allocations. https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#four23 " 4.2.3. Reassigning Address Space to Customers 4.2.3.1. Efficient utilization ISPs are required to apply a utilization efficiency criterion in providing address space to their customers. To this end, ISPs should have documented justification available for each reassignment. ARIN may request this justification at any time. If justification is not provided, future receipt of allocations may be impacted. " The requirement for End users is even more stringent: https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#four33 " Requesters must show exactly how previous address assignments have been utilized and must provide appropriate details to verify their one-year growth projection. " -- -JH