[lir-wg] AS Number Policy - continued

Hello!

Arnd Vehling wrote:
[...]
> I dont know if this is out-of-scope of this discussion, but i would suggest
> that a LIR, which applies for an AS-Num, should be required to fax a written
> peering agreement signed by at least 2 upstream-providers. 
> 
> This should reduce the the number of initialy unused as-nos somewhat.

When starting as a LIR, you don't always have your upstreams. When we applied
for LIR status we had two upstreams handy, with signed contracts and everything.
At the time we finally got our AS, one of the upstreams was no longer existent.
Today, providers, LIRs and upstreams come and go so fast.

To keep the administrative overhead small, I'ld suggest to let the new AS-
owner show at least two agreements within "x" month after the assignment of
the AS-# only if there are less than two verified peerings. I'ld see a
verified peering as a record in both AS's whois-entry _and_ seen on the RIPE
BGP-router (or on some other "neutral" point, like EP routers).

Sebastian

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