[policy-announce] 2014-03 New Draft Document and Impact Analysis Published (Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments)

Dear colleagues,

The draft document for version 2.0 of the policy proposal 2014-03, 
"Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" has now been 
published, along with an impact analysis conducted by the RIPE NCC.

Some of the differences from version 1.0 include:  

- AS Numbers can now be assigned for any need that cannot be satisfied with an existing AS Number
- The RIPE NCC's need evaluation has been removed
- A limit of 1,000 AS Numbers per organisation has been added
- There is now a requirement that 16-bit AS Numbers be multihomed after nine months
- The requirement that the routing policy must be new and unique has been removed
- Related wording adjustments in the summary and rationale of the proposal


You can find the full proposal and the impact analysis at:

    https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-03
    
And the draft document at:

    https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-03/draft


We encourage you to read the draft document text and send any comments
to <address-policy-wg at ripe.net> before 22 January 2015.

Regards

Marco Schmidt
Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC