[address-policy-wg] Update on ALLOCATED PI/UNSPECIFIED

Randy Bush пишет 04.08.2016 14:12:
>> My LIR have got ALLOCATED PI and ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED blocks about
>> 20 years ago, according to those days policy. Some part of address space
>> was not aggregated and was used as "ASSIGNED PI within ALLOCATED PI",
>> all of them have agreement with the LIR, which also was within the
>> policy, at least not against. Why should we change anything here? Just
>> because some LIRs lost their control over 50% of the address space
>> allocated to them? Perhaps there are some other ways to restore it?
>>
>>>> After the LIRs have finished their research, the RIPE NCC will:
>>>>
>>>> - Convert assignments to ASSIGNED PA if it can be documented that
>>>>    the administrative responsibility lies with the LIR
>>>> - Follow up directly with resource holders of ASSIGNED PI to apply
>>>>    the RIPE policy, “Contractual Requirements for Provider
>>>>    Independent Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region”. The
>>>>    PI assignments will become part of the address space managed by
>>>>    the RIPE NCC just like all other PI space. Once the resource
>>>>    holders have fulfilled the contractual requirements, they will
>>>>    have the same rights and obligations as any other End User of PI
>>>>    space.
>>>> - Split the allocations to separate the PI assignments and convert
>>>>    the blocks that remain with an LIR to ALLOCATED PA.
> i am perennially confused by the different colors of integers.  as you
> know, i prefer magenta and comic sans.
>
> ingrid/ncc can you explain in terms an antique router geek can
> understand what the actual pragmatic effect would be on these PI/PA
> holders?  does it alter holders' rights?  costs?  processes? ...
>
> i suspect that you, larisa, already understand that.  in this case, why,
> in pragmatic terms a router geek can understand (yes, i know that's a
> high bar, sorry), do you not like it?
>
> randy
Hi Randy,
1. Manual update inetnums from ASSIGNED PI into ASSIGNED PA in two /16 
blocks creates a lot of additional job for my LIR.
2. Lack of reasonable explanations for customers why this should be done.

That is why I'd prefer not to change anything here.

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With respect,

*Larisa Yurkina*
RIPN
Internet Number Resources Group / Chief Manager
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