[address-policy-wg] ETNO Common Position on IANA policies for allocation of IPV4 blocks

RIPE

Address Policy WG

 

 

Concerns: Your document describing the policies governing the allocation
of IPv4 address space from IANA to the Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs) (call for comments, deadline 16 November 2003).

 

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Please find below the ETNO Common Position on the aforementioned
consultation document. This ETNO Common Positions has been approved by
all the members of the ETNO Naming, Addressing and Numbering Working
Group and then received a unanimous positive vote from all 39 member
companies in ETNO. The paper will equally be published, as of tomorrow,
on our web site at: www.etno.be

 

Best regards,

 

Leo Debecker

Executive Manager, Operations

ETNO Brussels.

 

 

 

November 2003

 

ETNO Common Position on "Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
Policies for Allocation of IPV4 Blocks to Regional Internet Registries"

 

 

Executive Summary

ETNO supports the proposed global policy and finds it is much more
precise than the existing one. In particular, the concept will allow
Regional Internet Registries more flexibility in the management of their
allocated space.

 

 

The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (1)
(ETNO) has carefully reviewed the proposed global policy defining the
address allocation of IPV4 Blocks from IANA to the Regional Internet
Registries
(http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/iana-rir-allocation-policies.h
tml).

 

This policy has the merit of being much more precise, documented and
detailed than the existing one. 

 

Clear definitions of available space and necessary space are provided.
The proposal will allow more flexibility for the Regional Registries in
the management of their allocated address space, based on the:

 

. allocation of a sufficient address space to cover the needs for an 18
month period

. possibility to take into account documented special needs to calculate
the necessary space.

 

ETNO supports this proposal and is convinced that Local Internet
Registries and their customers will benefit from this flexibility.

 

 

 

 

(1) The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association is
representing 39 major companies from 34 European countries, providing
electronic communications networks over fixed, mobile or personal
communications systems. ETNO's primary purpose is to establish a
constructive dialogue between its member companies and actors involved
in the development of the European Information Society to the benefit of
users. More information on ETNO can be found at: www.etno.be

 

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