What do you mean by "de-bogon"? Do you mean that your customers' addresses are listed in various RBLs for previous misbehavior? That they are using addresses that were never properly allocated to them? Something different? You don't "own" IPv4 addresses; they are assigned or allocated to you in response to demonstrated need. ARIN takes into account your history of needing IP address space when evaluating your request for more address space to be assigned or allocated to you. If you have not been back to ARIN for address space recently (or ever, if these are legacy addresses), you may find yourself subject to slow start just like a newly established entity. It does not sound as if ARIN rejected you for an IPv4 allocation.
From your statement below, it sounds as if ARIN approved you for a /18, which is reasonable and in accordance with current policies. If you walked in to ARIN and asked them for 10 million IPv4 addresses (which is on the order of 1/8 of the total that ARIN has on hand, for everyone), it is unsurprising that they declined.
If you can clarify the problem, it's possible the community may be able to offer assistance. -r PS: I'm on the ARIN Advisory Council, which means that I help with policy creation. Neither I nor my 14 colleagues on the AC are employees; staff won't discuss particular cases, etc. So if you want us to know something, you'll have to state it here or in private email or something. Cameron Byrne <cb.list6@gmail.com> writes:
Fyi, I just was rejected from arin for an ipv4 allocation. I demonstrated I own ~100k ipv4 addresses today.
My customers use over 10 million bogon / squat space ip addresses today, and I have good attested data on that.
But all I can qualify for is a /18, and then in 3 months maybe a /17. This is called slow start ? For an established business?
Just fyi, de-bogoning , or private rfc 1918 is not really an option even with strong and consistent demonstrate load.
Any suggestions on how to navigate this policy ?