I want my own IPs

Sat Nov 13 09:38:03 UTC 2004

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:57:46 -0700
 Michael Loftis <mloftis at wgops.com> wrote:
>

The original intent of 2002-3 : Micro-Assignments for Multihomed Networks was
to give a /24 to any party with an ASN, as it was possible to become an
AS without having the ability to get your own address space. 
In the year+ before it was approved last Fall
in Chicago, this was watered down to a /22. (FWIW, I opposed that.)

However, to become an AS means that you have to be multi homed, i.e., have
a connection to 2 or more providers. Since it is not hard to get a /24 from a provider
if you are paying for a connection with them, then my understanding of the intent was
that any ASN with two /24's should be able to get a /22. (I.e., for the microassignment,
having an ASN was the crucial factor.) This is not the same as requesting an assignment for
a /20 or smaller prefix, where different rules apply.

If you are an ASN with two address blocks, I think that you qualify and should apply.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks

> 
> 
> --On Friday, November 12, 2004 14:14 -0500 Alex Kamantauskas 
> <alexk at tugger.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Yep, I blinked while going through the small town of ARIN Policy and
> > missed it :)
> >
> > ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual, 4.2.2.2: "When requesting a /22,
> > demonstrate the efficient utilization of a minimum contiguous or
> > noncontiguous /23 (two /24s) from an upstream."
> 
> I'm still not exactly clear on the definition of 'efficient utilization' 
> --- in other places it' mentions 80%, but that's only as ISP allocation and 
> request for additional space...
> 
> Anyone have a pointer as to the ARIN official definition of this language?