On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:57:46 -0700 Michael Loftis <mloftis@wgops.com> wrote:
The original intent of 2002-3 : Micro-Assignments for Multihomed Networks was to give a /24 to any party with an ASN, as it was possible to become an AS without having the ability to get your own address space. In the year+ before it was approved last Fall in Chicago, this was watered down to a /22. (FWIW, I opposed that.) However, to become an AS means that you have to be multi homed, i.e., have a connection to 2 or more providers. Since it is not hard to get a /24 from a provider if you are paying for a connection with them, then my understanding of the intent was that any ASN with two /24's should be able to get a /22. (I.e., for the microassignment, having an ASN was the crucial factor.) This is not the same as requesting an assignment for a /20 or smaller prefix, where different rules apply. If you are an ASN with two address blocks, I think that you qualify and should apply. Regards Marshall Eubanks
--On Friday, November 12, 2004 14:14 -0500 Alex Kamantauskas <alexk@tugger.net> wrote:
Yep, I blinked while going through the small town of ARIN Policy and missed it :)
ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual, 4.2.2.2: "When requesting a /22, demonstrate the efficient utilization of a minimum contiguous or noncontiguous /23 (two /24s) from an upstream."
I'm still not exactly clear on the definition of 'efficient utilization' --- in other places it' mentions 80%, but that's only as ISP allocation and request for additional space...
Anyone have a pointer as to the ARIN official definition of this language?