[address-policy-wg] Global Policy for post exhaustion IPv4 allocation mechanisms by the IANA

Hi Filiz,

> a) Should they be made straight away
> or
> b) Should IANA wait and make them at the start of the next "IPv4
> allocation period," the "6-month period following 1 March or 1
> September.

It makes no practical difference to the RIPE community.

This is because even if we were the first region to be the first to hit
the low point of a /9 of remaining inventory, which in itself is
extremely improbable, there is absolutely no chance of us fully
depleting that /9 in during that initial (partial) "IPv4 allocation
period", even if that period ended up being 6 months - 1 day. The only
real difference is whether or not our 1/5 share of the Recovered IPv4
Pool will formally reside in "IANA storage" or "RIPE NCC storage" in
that period. AfriNIC and APNIC are in the same situation.

In all likelihood, either ARIN or LACNIC will be the region to first hit
the /9 low point, as they plan on allocating normally up until (and
beyond) that /9 point. For that reason I suspect those regions prefer
option A, as that might prevent them from hitting their own trigger
point for implementing their respective austerity policies within the
timeframe of that initial (partial) "IPv4 allocation period". If either
of those regions do indeed prefer option A, then I think the collegial
thing to do would be to let them have it their way.

If however ARIN and LACNIC have no preference, I'd say «whichever option
makes Leo's job easier».

Tore