IPv4 address exchange

Tue Apr 19 02:40:29 UTC 2011

Hi, Randy.

On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:20 PM, Randy Bush wrote:

>> I introduced several policy proposals to ARIN that deal with the
>> question of authority and ownership.
>> ...
>> If anybody on NANOG supports these concepts, please express your
>> support to PPML so that the proposals can move forward.
> 
> perhaps, if you are seeking support for commercial activity, you should
> make your employment more clear and declare any conflicts of interest.

Fair enough.

I am employed by Cisco Systems, but all of my statements are my own and I do not represent my employer.  I believe that my employer may benefit from any policy that makes IP addresses more available to more of our customers - we can perhaps sell more routers if more people have addresses - but nobody from Cisco has encouraged me to work in this topic.  Otherwise, I have no commercial interest in the outcome of the policy proposals that I've made.  The proposals that I've put forward are an honest attempt to motivate conversation.

If anybody has any doubts and/or I can clarify anything about my interests, let me know.

Cheers,
-Benson