[address-policy-wg] IPv4 waiting list policy

Dear colleagues,

When reading my answer from yesterday I see I could have been more 
precise, please see my clarification inline below.

On 14/12/2021 17:47, Angela Dall'Ara wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> I hope the following answers your questions:
>
> Q. What was the policy in 2019 regarding /22 allocations? Was it a 
> free for all?
>
> A. From 14 September 2012 to 18 September 2019, the first IPv4 
> allocation size was limited to a maximum of a single /22 or the 
> equivalent for each LIR, as per ripe-509 which was implemented in 
> January 2011:
> https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-509#----use-of-last----for-pa-allocations 
>
>
> Through this policy, only LIRs without an IPv4 allocation from the 
> RIPE NCC could request a /22 and they had to provide their intention 
> of making assignments from the allocation.

Clarification: Through this policy, only LIRs that did not receive an 
IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC after 14/09/2012 could request a /22 
and they had to provide their intention of making assignments from the 
allocation.

> As a side note, the requirement to hold an IPv6 allocation before 
> requesting a /22 IPv4 allocation was removed in March 2015, as per 
> ripe-632:
> https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-632#51
>
>
> Q. When was the waiting list implemented?
> Q. When was the allocation size dropped to /24?
>
> A. The waiting list was introduced and the IPv4 allocation size 
> reduced from a /22 to /24 on 19 September 2019, as per ripe-725:
> https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-725#51bis
>
> Ripe-725 was activated the moment the RIPE NCC could no longer 
> allocate a /22 IPv4 allocation (single range or equivalent) from its 
> IPv4 free pool.
> Through this policy, the requirement to make assignments from an 
> allocation was removed and only LIRs without an IPv4 allocation could 
> request a /24 IPv4 allocation via the waiting list.

Clarification: Through this policy, the LIR's confirmation of the 
intention to make assignments from an allocation was removed and only 
LIRs without an IPv4 allocation could request a /24 IPv4 allocation via 
the waiting list.

>
> Kind regards,
> Angela
>

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Angela Dall'Ara
RIPE NCC Policy Officer