[address-policy-wg] Question about Last /8 Policy

On 07.07.2014 12:45, Daniel Baeza (Red y Sistemas TVT) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is another topic about Last /8.
> Im seeing in the Listing Service ppl offering their last /22 from the
> 185/8
> For example, creating a LIR on 1st January cost arround 4.000€ (more
> or less) and selling the whole allocation at currect prices (lets say,
> 8€/IP) is giving you a benefit of ~4.000€
Generally, I'd +1 this ...

Anyway, there may be legitimate situations where transfer of the IP
space might be permissable ...

Maybe a rule could be defined that states something like this: (rough
draft, just my 0.02€)

Any /22 assignment from the last /8 can not be transfered to a different
LIR. Upon losing LIR status or being sold/merged to another LIR results
in the assignment being withdrawn within a reasonable time frame to
allow for ordered migration.

Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case decision if:

* the LIR is being sold/merged to another LIR and has additional, older
IPv4 assignments that are also fully transfered (no partial transfer) at
the same time to the same LIR
* the LIR is being sold/merged to another LIR and  does not hold any
other IPv4 spaces and has been operational using the IP space for longer
than 2 years; usage has to be proved based on routing records or similar

In either case, detailed information regarding the technical need for
the transferal of the /22 to a different LIR has to be provided in order
for an exception to the non-transferal rule to be granted by RIPE NCC.

.... something like that would on the one hand prevent for-profit
schemes and depleting the /8 pool unnecessarily, while the exception
would allow legitimate uses without having to renumber (which may cause
license problems, and possibly lots of work on the side of the end
customers, though I doubt that static resources would make sense using
last /8 IPs ...) Either way, transferal should always require a full
transfer of an LIR to another ... if the old LIR is simply going out of
business (either completely, or dropping their ISP branch), there is no
technical requirement to warrant a transfer of the IPs to a different
LIR, as the customers will most likely have to do some reconfiguration
anyway ... (like new lines, etc.)

-garry