[ripe-list] Additional LIR accounts

Dear Nigel, RS Management,

got a quick question about the procedure outlined below.


On 7/13/16 2:41 PM, Nigel Titley wrote:
[...]
> The RIPE NCC has been working on an implementation plan since the GM.
> This plan has been put forward to make sure that the ability to open
> additional LIR accounts is in line with the spirit of RIPE Policy. The
> Executive Board has reviewed the plan and approved the following
> conditions being applied to additional LIR applications:
>
[...]
>
> 2. Only one application will be processed at a time.
>
> Members can only make an application for an additional LIR account when
> there is no other application being processed on their behalf. This
> aligns more closely with the spirit of the "Last /8" Policy. The RIPE
> NCC will be able to distribute the IPv4 resources more fairly.
> Operationally, this also allows the RIPE NCC to process the LIR account
> applications in a timely fashion.
Does this mean that only the application to open 2+ LIRs will be 
processed one at a time or also the requests for resources?

I am asking this with the following scenario in my mind:
Company A needs 4k IPs. They become member and then open 3 other LIR 
accounts. They then, once the 1 membership + 3 LIR accounts have been 
paid for, send 4 requests (one after the other in a very short period of 
time) for the /22s to the RIPE NCC with the intent to get 4 contiguous 
/22s (a /20 after 2 years - once they merge/consolidate the 4 LIRs into 
one).

Considering that the policy still mentions 4 goals of the internet 
registry, one of which is aggregation:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-649#3
If one company sends 4 requests, one after the other, will the RIPE NCC 
respect this goal and allocate the 4 /22s in a contiguous block that 
can, after two years, be aggregated?
- what if they open 64 LIRs and send 64 requests at the same time with 
the intent of receiving a /16?


Or, will a second LIR be accepted - activated by the RIPE NCC - only 
once the previous one has been activated and has received the /22 ?

Looking forward for an answer from the RIPE NCC on this matter. I have 
asked this question in Moscow at ENOG but the answer was not very clear.

Regards,
Elvis