Draft Policy ARIN-2024-9
Remove Outdated Carveout for Community Networks
Status: Under Discussion
Shepherds: Alison Wood, Alicia Trotman
Current Text (23 June 2024)
Problem Statement:
Sections 2.11 and 6.5.9 define Community Networks, and provide special dispensation for Community Networks to receive only a /40 of IPv6 space. When these sections were last materially updated in 2017 (ARIN-2017-8), the smallest allowed allocation to a normal ARIN LIR was a /36, so the Community Networks sections still provided value. In 2020 (ARIN-2020-3) however, the NRPM was amended such that any LIR may request to receive only a /40 for any reason. As such, the carveout for Community Networks to receive a /40 is no longer necessary, and potentially confusing.
Policy Statement:
Retire Sections 2.11 and 6.5.9
Timetable for Implementation: Immediate.
History and Earlier Versions
Action | Date |
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Proposal | 21 June 2024 |
Draft Policy | 23 July 2024 |